Yes, that is a statue of a man (Jesus) that lived as recorded by hundreds of thousands of eye-witness accounts. Not some imitation of a golden calf wanabe.
Look, I don't disrespect other faiths. I believe there is plenty of room in "God's" mansion for all of us. I just don't believe God is pleased by worshiping a golden statue. I didn't say He was going to destroy them all.
"Not some imitation of a golden calf wanabe."
I hope my future son in law doesn't read that. He thinks many Christians are closed minded and mock other religions. You're feeding his argument.
He's a non-practicing christian but his mother is Indian and a practicing Hindu and my daughter used to bring him to our church but on the first day of his attendance a person such as yourself once made a comment about how India wouldn't be starving is if they were all Christians and ate beef. The ***** pardon my language didn't realize most Hindu's are vegetarians, meaning they don't eat any meat. Any biologist can tell you that meat eaters take up more resources than vegetarians and there would be massive food shortages if India were a prodominatly "carnivorous" country.
IF that was the only instance where the poor boy was confronted, I wouldn't think much of it. But many people have made ignorant remarks about them being an interracial couple (he himself is half German)and he no longer comes with us to our church. My daughter and him are currently looking for a more "ethnically diverse" church.
I attend a fairly large church and most of them are amazing human beings. However, a few of them are don't think before they speak. Don't be one of those people.
"I just don't believe God is pleased by worshiping a golden statue. "
I do.
Its a matter of what you believe.