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I'm wondering what constitutes idolatry. Is it our reaction to, or belief about an engraved, sculpted, or painted image that turns it into an idol, or is the image itself? Is iconography, sculpture, and Western religious art automatically considered idolatry? If so, where do we draw the line? If Western art or icons or sculptures are idols, why aren't
illustrated children's Bibles or religious pamphlets or the plastic nativity scenes put up in the town centers or Christmas tree angel toppers considered idols? Or do objects have to worshiped or venerated in such a way , or believed to have supernatural properties, to become idols?
illustrated children's Bibles or religious pamphlets or the plastic nativity scenes put up in the town centers or Christmas tree angel toppers considered idols? Or do objects have to worshiped or venerated in such a way , or believed to have supernatural properties, to become idols?