Not to bring religion into this, but last year I was in Jerusalem at the Wailing Wall and was approached by a rabbi. Turns out he knew my rabbi and he asked if I wanted to do a traditional Jewish religious act (called wrapping Tefilin) at the wall, which is considered to be one of the most traditionally pious acts possible. I said yes, so the rabbi gets on his cell phone, calls my rabbi, and over the speaker my rabbi in California recites the prayer with me.
Traditional? Nope. But it certainly was a modern adaptation of a traditional act and probably as true to the essence of what was meant as could be.
I see what Chip and his family do in a similar light.
