Isn't that to be expected when the 'religion' was started by a guy who wrote Science Fiction for a living?
I grew up reading SF; I really enjoy the genre. Or at least, I used to. I don't much care for what has become of it.
I read "Battlefield Earth", once ... somehow managed to slog my way through to the end. There's a neat short story lurking somewhere within that massive tome. Upon my next trip to the bookstore, I realised to my horror that Elron had written a ten-part series (!!!!) of "Battlefield Earth" books. I grabbed a "Hammer's Slammers" novel instead ...