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They don't worship the statues themselves, they pray to the people that the statues depict. |
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It depends sometimes they do. |
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Catholics use statues and relics in their worship, but they do not worship or adore the structure
itself. In fact, it is important to point out that Catholics do not even "worship" Mary, Joseph, or
any of the saints depicted on icons, or in the form of statues. Instead, they use these statues to
help them focus and concentrate while praying, while asking for the person being depicted to
intercede on behalf of the believer.
It is also worth pointing out that the use of statues and this form of prayer is more common in some
Catholic cultures than in others. For example, it is not uncommon for people of Mediterranean
descent (specifically from Italy and Portugal) to have statues of Mary in their home, or in their
garden. These Catholics in no way worship the statue itself as an idol, but rather find that it may
serve as a useful tool in prayer.
Additionally, praying to Mary does not involve worshipping her. Catholics have a certain reverence
for the Mother of God, but this profound respect does not translate into idolatrous worship.
Protestants who find the Catholic use of icons and statues to be disturbing and idolatrous, should
consider that Jesus himself was essentially an icon--he served as the human, visible image of God. |
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Ya the idols there are to respect saints not worship them |
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That is so true |
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Umm isn't praying to Mary (hail Mary) and other saints technically worshipping another god other
than Jesus? Isn't that polytheism? |
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"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,"
Idol
–noun
1. An image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is
addressed.
2. Bible.
A. An image of a deity other than God.
B. The deity itself.
3. Any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion: Madame Curie had
been her childhood idol.
4. A mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance, as a phantom.
5. A figment of the mind; fantasy.
6. A false conception or notion; fallacy.
Http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idol |
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Catholics are deceived: There are no "saints' only sinners ;-) |
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I would have to say that slobbering over ceramics most certainly is idol worship. Not to mention
their worship of the three headed Roman idol called the trinity. The "Jesus" of the Catholic, is
NOT the Lord Jesus Christ of the Bible. Http://www.prime.org/Sewers.html for photos of the holy
trinity in action. |
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Tell me, does your statue of Jesus have long hair, is he a good looking man? I'm just curious,
because the Bible says "for a man to wear his hair long is shameful"......"long hair is the glory of
women" it also says the "Jesus was not comely(handsome) that anyone should desire him" meaning good
looking, so people would follow him for that reason, as people are apy to do. So, to my point who
is that statue of???? Did any of the disciples wear crosses of gold or is there 1 verse in the Bible
that says to pray to past saints? Or angels? Or that a priest couldn't marry or that Jesus even said
to Build a church building, and bring what he was teaching out of their homes....... Which made
religion a personal relationship, instead of pomp. I sorry, I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I
just have a lot of questions. |
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Honestly I would have to disagree with this debate just because your "Respects" as you call it is
praying and well God only wants you to pray to him and with God, Jesus, And The Holy Spirit being
one Jesus falls under that Category |
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All religion practices idolatry. Some are just worse than others.
What's really funny is seeing rabid godbots protesting and screaming about the removal of a graven
image - the "ten commandments" - when the now disbarred Roy Moore illegally put it in a
courthouse.
What was even funnier was the accusation that those judges who opposed Moore were "satanists" or
"atheists". Every single one of those on the Talabama Supreme Court, the judges who removed Moore
and the graven image, were fundamentalist christians. They simply chose to do their jobs instead of
forcing religion upon non-members.
Edit:
"mark" is obviously - or obliviously - ignorant of the news. He's either too inept to know what's
going on out there, or too dishonest a godbot to address the issue.
For those who are not rabid godbots, look up these search terms:
"Roy Moore"
"ten commandments monument"
"removed from office"
Moore put a graven image in the Alabama courthouse, violating the law by imposing religion on the
courts. That was his intent, of course, and he was thrown out of his job for his idolatry. |
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