Religion: Can it pass the smell test?

Question Everything: When did religion become about worshiping other mortals rather than God? The ancient Egyptians were among the first to convince the unwashed masses that a mortal could also be a god, but we've always considered them to have been pagans. Now, it seems we're openly imitating them. Come to think of it, there's a lot more than just one example of similarities between those ancient Egyptians and today's Roman Catholics.

All this showbiz-like whoop-de-do is more like the build-up to a rock concert than a solemn religious occasion. Is this religion or deviltry? - or don't they know the difference? I have to wonder, and so should you.