Wikipedia commentary/Folklore, Myth, and Religion

A discussion begun on the folklore page.

Given that this discrepency in usage exists, and that it contains in it such fundamental unstated worldview assumptions, it is sometimes difficult to parse out the possible categories of folklore. Certainly, many practitioners of classic Judeo-Christian? Monotheisim?s are offended by the very notion that [UFO Abductee]?s might claim their own belief system as a religion on par with Catholic?ism or Islam. And it is difficult for even the most "objective" and dispassionate of observers to witness the actions of people like the [Heaven's Gate]? congregation and not discount their claims of a higher spiritual purpose. But it is frequently the case that Folklore, Religion, Myth and Cult all swirl together into an intellectual morass. Mormonism, even today, is viewed in certain circles in the same light that one might have viewed a member of [Jim Jones]?' [Peoples Church]?. And even more ambiguously, one might wonder at the call recently in the United Kingdom to have [Jedi Knight]? recognized on the census as an official religion. Should [The Force]? be classified alongside Deuteronomy or [Little Red Riding Hood]?? And what fundamentally seperates [Philadelphia Experiment]? literature from The Book of Mormon?