"A cult is a religion with no political power" Tom Wolfe ... Amen
Judge tells school to admit nose-pierced NC girl (Emery P. Dalesio, AP Writer. October 8, 2010. SFGate, Home of the San Francisco Chronicle)
"The Iaconos belong to a small religious group called the Church of Body Modification, which sees piercings and tattoos as religious devotion. The church has 3,500 members nationwide and was incorporated in Pennsylvania in July 2008, according to the lawsuit...."