Originally Posted by Chris

The reason we have the word "church" in the English language is because it is the word used to describe a gathering of Christians, but as with all words its meaning shifts and more recently it has been used to describe other gatherings of like-minded people, usually religious but not always. Much as "bible" is used to refer to any book that contains all you need to know on a particular subject.

Still, I think it adds to the point I was making earlier. They had the opportunity to create something completely original, but instead ended up making a poor copy of the very thing they profess not to believe in.