Why is it idiocy?
I’m baptist. We don’t have any statues in the church. There is one painting of Jesus, but it is off to one side. I doubt many know it is there, and those who know don’t pay it any attention.
I’d have argued against the statue based on lack of artistic merit, but saying baptist churches don’t do statues is pretty accurate - based on having moved around the country a lot and having been in many baptist churches. Off the top of my head, I can’t remember ONE statue in any of them.
You want statues? Have a nut! Wanting a baptist church to look like a baptist church is hardly strange!
Is there some reason why there would not be a statue in a Baptist Church? I’m not familiar with the various Baptist denominations, much less all.of the other various Christian denominations. Does the theology discourage or prohibit such displays?
It’s not because its a Jesus statute, it’s because baptist’’s wouldn’t have any systue around. It’s idolatry no matter who or what it is
The church had the statue for 11 years. It wasn’t the statue’s presence. It was that it looked to Catholic.
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Totally agree. It’s their church they can decorate it however they like.
Mr. Rogers,
I can agree that the statue may “lack artistic merit,” however it appears to not to be in the presbytery/sanctuary or nave of the church, but in some other part of the (your?) church.
I saw the statue as a piece of art of our Saviour, not as a ‘graven image’ or an item to worship. I did not and do not worship the image of Jesus that is in the stained glass window at the front of the Disciple of Christ Church of my youth and to which a attend on my vacations home.
The main ‘idiocy’ I saw is that it was considered “too Catholic” as a/the prime reason, not that it was a “graven image.” I have no dispute with, as you said, “Wanting a Baptist church to look like a Baptist church....”