Who's the biggest star Michael Jackson or Martin Luther King Jr.?
“Celebrity Worship”..FFT10
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both! mj was a great performer but the top enterteiner of all time in giving humanitarian aid. he brought the world together for many great causes. he was a true thriller. mlk was fearless in fighting oppression and mobs of those opposed to human rights. he fought for the common man and gave them a voice. the dream is still alive!
You remind me of the first commandment which states to not worship any others Gods. Ancient people has worshiped the Sun, the stars ... Which are material idols.
But there are others Gods which are not material like : Fame, Greed, ..... and i think "celebrities worshiping" falls in this category which is also an idol.
right roberto!
thats really true here in england where people worship footballers!
people worship all types of things...foremost THEMSELVES! FLEE IDOLATRY!
“Celebrity Worship”
“New psychological research suggests that worship of celebrities by the public has begun to take the place of religion in many people’s lives,” says psychiatrist Dr. Raj Persaud. Writing in The Sunday Times of London, Persaud states that the weaker a person’s religious convictions, the more likely he is to “worship” celebrities. This form of worship is demonstrated by those who are willing to pay high prices to collect items owned or touched by celebrities. Additionally, Persaud says, “celebrity worshipers” will pattern their values and life-style on those of their favorite idol, who is often perceived as incapable of wrongdoing and as “operating under a different set of rules which cannot be understood by ordinary mortals and for which allowances must be made.” The impact that celebrities have on others is also evident in the results of product endorsements and in the mimicking of crucial health-care decisions, notes Dr. Persaud. He adds: “This suggests that our worship of celebrities does indeed turn them into the most powerful people on the planet—the equivalent of gods in our midst.”