The Bible acknowledges that the human tendency is to follow leading personalities. In the days of the apostles some of the Corinthians proclaimed themselves to be followers of Paul; some of Apollos; some follwed Cephas. So that's the drawl back to having charismatic leaders in that they do detract from Christ and Jehovah. For the most part that tendency has been erradicated among Jehovah's people. Of course, on the other hand, in true hypocritical fashion, the accursed children of the apostasy are said to be those "admiring personalities for the sake of the own benefit." That is certainly in evidence by the way apostate JWs fawn and gush over such dispicable little creatures as Ray Franz and other prominent apostates. Truly that is the most nauseating and disgusting form of creature worship. / You Know