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The only rational definition of a cult is "a religion I don't like."

So Merriam Webster is irrational? Or maybe you're just a little hyperbolic?

** a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.

For millions of Muslims, murder-suicide is a viable and honorable path to Heaven. That's clearly unorthodox.
For millions of Muslims, the deaths of innocents who are not Muslim is something to celebrate. That is clearly false.
For millions of Muslims, the true path to world peace is the eradication of all other faiths. That is clearly extreme.
For million of Muslims, it is better to live in an 8th Century culture in total obedience to the local imam than it is to desire peace, prosperity, success, or comfort. That is clearly living outside of conventional society.

Which part of this rational application of a simple dictionary definition makes you think him idiotic? Or have you drank the Kool-aid, too?

(also interesting in the definiteion of "cult"...
** any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific.)

a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.

Shall I list a few of the religions that have been classified as cults using this definition, down through the centuries? As can be seen by legal and mob persecution against them.

Christians, Jews, Mormons, Catholics (in Russia and elsewhere), Orthodox Christians (in Poland and elsewhere), Hugenots, Waldenses, Jehovah's Witnesses, Hasidim, Unitarians, Anabaptists, Seventh-Day Adventists, Mennonites, Christian Scientists, Quakers.

That's just off the top of my head.

BTW, I don't object to Boortz believeing Islam is a cult. I object to his stating his personal opinion as a fact. "Islam isn't a religion, it's a cult."