Would the Middle Earth saga be considered a religion in of itself?

[Lush]

And so I suppose you are saying that, either the Bible is not literature, or, if it is, it has spiritual limitations.

I don't consider the Bible literature in the same way I consider Tolkien to be literature. Tolkien is a great read. The Bible is a cornerstone of the Christian religion. I believe that when I die, I will go to hang out with the Christian God, as opposed to Eru. Therefore, it is only natural for me to treat the Bible differently than the LotR and other cool books, Dr. Seuss, Narnia, Emmanuelle (oops, was I supposed to admit reading that? Probably not [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ). See my point?
I just think that treating Tolkien's works like a religion is taking it a bit too far. The same with Jedi Knights. The same with books and movies in general. They make me feel wonder and fascination, but I don't bow down to them in reverence either.