I understand where you are coming from. But, does it really make sense? I love to eat papaya salad and is one of my all time favorites...does that make it a religion? I do too love my parents, but does that make it a religion? Loving your spouse? Religion?
What I am trying to point out here in a constructive matter, is that, anything "can" be a "religion" in terms of length and subject. There are new religions being established right now because "people" feel that they can not understand and accept those that are already established. Thus, they create new ones.
We all have our opinions here. Religion can be either concrete like cement or an abstract of what we want to or need to believe in. I think I'll stick with my decision and rely on the concrete evidence I have encountered with.