Look up ... our redemption draweth nigh.
If I were Barry I would be on the air denouncing this as quickly as possible. Remember what happened to Herod when he accepted worship!
Maybe ... maybe not.
I'm ready either way. Are you?
Let's get a bit of historical perspective, here ... just in the XX Century, we had Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, and a host of their small-time imitators attempt to institutionalize their delusions of godhood.
In the XIX, delusions of prophethood seem to have been more common, with numerous restorationist movements setting up new religions based on the self-so-called prophet's alleged revelations. This business, of course, recalls to mind the madness which came roaring out of Arabia with fire and the sword back in the 800s.
the XVIII Century treated us to the spectacle of allegedly enlightened folks elevating "human reason" or "humanity" to godhood. The French Revolution (a truly revolting event) was the culmination of this sort of delusion.
FWIW.
AMEN!!!!