“I even saw a documentary on PBS where it mentioned it...”
That settles it. We have our answer.
As a matter of fact, it is. The Roman emperors claimed divinity and worship. The “only name under heaven whereby you can be saved” was a line Paul got off a Roman coin, referring to the emperor.
I was just about to say. Lol. “It was on PBS. IT MUST BE TRUE!!!” Haha