Yes, it is more a religion than anything else...
"You have to have faith", and "the priest said" is simply replaced by the label "consensus" which is not an aspect of the scientific method.
"Blasphemer", "Heretic", "Infidel", etc. has simply been replaced by the labels "Denier", "Conspiracy Theorist", etc.
It is not based on reason any longer so it might as well be a new religion. I referred to it as a Stealth Religion in something I wrote a couple of days ago.
You can even see people calling to fine, imprison, or kill deniers.
The replacement for being burned at the stake, though I think some have suggested doing that too.
I touched upon it a bit here where I also talked about other stealth religions.