Mr. Langone's list of characteristics associated with cultic groups is almost a perfect match for the Prem Rawat cult. I counted fourteen out of fifteen matches. (To be fair, one of the fourteen matches was only true during the ashram era.) 

He did, however, overlook one of the most telling characteristics:

• The group denies that any of the characteristics associated with cultic groups applies to them. Often, such denials are backed by claims that any similarities to such characteristics are wrongly perceived. The groups' attempts at explaining why the characteristics do not apply to them and why any similarities are wrongly perceived is a source of great amusement to objective observers.