So is it against the Bible to erect a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
That is one of the more idiotic concepts of the Hebrew derived religions, the concept of "idolatry," or the worship of images.
Sheesh, no one thinks the idol or the picture or the icon is the god or the saint or the prophet or whatever. It is all a case of condemning something that doesn't exist. Muslims really go overboard on this, greatly stunting the artistic development of their culture. Mosques can be impressive and maybe beautiful, but once you've seen one you've seen them all.
Some people, I'm told, use icons as an aid to worship or a focus of concentration in prayer, but they do not imagine they are praying to the icon. Personally I just see them as an excuse for art with a religious awe aspect attached.
That is one of the more idiotic concepts of the Hebrew derived religions, the concept of "idolatry," or the worship of images.
Sheesh, no one thinks the idol or the picture or the icon is the god or the saint or the prophet or whatever. It is all a case of condemning something that doesn't exist. Muslims really go overboard on this, greatly stunting the artistic development of their culture. Mosques can be impressive and maybe beautiful, but once you've seen one you've seen them all.
Some people, I'm told, use icons as an aid to worship or a focus of concentration in prayer, but they do not imagine they are praying to the icon. Personally I just see them as an excuse for art with a religious awe aspect attached.
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