[Smartaleck]

"The former is pretty much settled for most. :-)"
"Sounds cultish to me."

Look up the descriptions of what a cult and cult figure are. Jesus and his followers fit many of the attributes.
(And no, I"m not saying followers are cultist.)

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Cult (from Dictionary.com definition #5)

1. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
2. The object of such devotion.