Original sentence: Chomsky's supporters are sometimes compared to members of a cult, who put too much weight into what he says and elevate him to a hero figure
Edited sentence: "  Horowitz quotes David Barsamian:  "Although decidedly secular, he is for many of us our rabbi, our preacher, our rinpoche, our pundit, our imam, our sensei.Chomsky's supporters are sometimes described as members of a cult.Since September 2001, David Horowitz has frequently asserted that Chomsky is the leader of a secular cult, "the ayatollah of anti-American hate