...right|thumbnail|350px|"The Adoration of the calf|Golden Calf" by Nicolas Poussin]Idolatry is usually defined as worship of any cult image, idea, or object, as opposed to the worship of a monotheistic God. It is considered a major sin in the Abrahamic religions whereas in religions where such activity is not considered a sin, the term "idolatry" itself is absent. Which images, ideas, and objects, constitute idolatry, and which constitute reasonable worship, is a matter of contention with some religious authorities and groups using the term to describe certain other religions apart from their own (sometimes resulting in iconoclasm). Read full entry
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- 1.idolatry: Definition from Answers.com
- idolatry n. , pl. , -tries . Worship of idols. Blind or excessive devotion to something. [Middle English idolatrie , from Old French, from Latin
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- 2.Idolatry and Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 2 Idolatry in the New Testament. 3 The use of icons and symbols in Christian worship ... Idolatry is prohibited by many verses in the Hebrew Bible, but there is no one ...
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Why do some Christians equate I've heard some people say
that idolatry doesn't
necessarily have to mean
worshipping an idol, that it
can also relate to activities
like television, sports, video
games, etc. I am having a hard
time comprehending this.
Surely no one is praying to a
TV set.
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They say the same things about Buddha, who was merely a teacher and never declared himself a God. Some of them think the mere act of kissing or being attracted to someone is "lust". Gimme a break already! It goes to show you how fundamentalism is more harmful than helpful, how it impedes living life and being a human being, and just overall how it can easily change someone. It makes me roll my eyes anymore. |
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Do Indian Muslims and It seems to me that a country
with such diverse religions
would want to avoid doing
anything divisive with their
governmental policy. Is it
really fair of them to expect
adherents of faiths which
oppose idolatry to venerate
the flag?
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as you have said is just veneration, something thgat you look up because you are proud of. I am catholic and by being a good catholic i believe i am a good citizen too |
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When patriotism is introduced When the symbols of patriotism
is introduced into religious
worship, is not that
congregation indulging in
idolatry? Viewing patriotism
from a religious perspective
and religion from a patriotic
prespective.
Rabbi, You should know better
than most that when patriotism
enters, the church, temple,
mosque or catheral, no one is
safe anymore. The nexus
generated by the confluence of
these two factor brings into
one place unquenchable
passions. The result of which
we are too familar with today.
Jack, The question is not
wherein lies patriotism, but
wherein lies patriotism in the
faith. If the two are not kept
separate, then you have the
holy war which knows no
bounds.
CLR, remember the vision of
Patton lecturing before the
flag? I have seen the same
image replicated by ministers
as they preached from the
pulpit. To me the idoltry is
obvious.
With the 4th in the offering,
I just wanted people to think
about their faith and
patriotism and how they might
keep them apart. We must not
let the viltolic religious
neo-cons usurp of patriotism
nor should we let our
patriotism blind us to what
good there is in faith.
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Lately there's been too much congruence between Church and State. The Constitution guarantees separation and we should adhere to it. |
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