What are examples of modern day Idolatry?

N.B. not Jewish.

The Academy Awards literally hand out golden statues, so that probably counts. I would also count photography in general, re:

  1. . . . Not to make a graven image or any image for yourself . . .1

I think New Age spirituality is sometimes prone to guru-dom or lama-dom. So any tendency to elevate or idolize—pun intended—a spiritual teacher probably falls in line with idolatry. A lot of these spiritual teachers are hit pretty hard with scandals, re: “When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin . . .”2

It could be argued that the near-worship of the Pope in Catholicism is a form of idolatry; the same goes for all the paintings and statues in Vatican. It could also be argued that the tendency to worship a historical personality in Christianity, re: Jesus, is a form of idolatry.

Anyway, take my comment with a grain of salt, just trying to provide possible examples.

  1. “613 commandments,” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/613_commandments, last modified April 8, 2023.
  2. 1 Kings 16:46 (New International Version)
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