We don't erect a statue of the church janitor and bow before it simply because he was faithful in his calling. If the church janitor was faithful in his calling, the glory for that accomplishment belongs to God and God alone.
Statue of Luther in Wittenberg
Statue of Luther in Dresden
Luther's Tomb (Note the flowers at the tomb and in the background the statue of a man praying to another statue.)
Another view
Katherine Luther's Tomb
The guy in the other statue is probably the janitor.
Do you see people bowing there? Praying there? I don't see people bowing or praying.
How did our elite bombers miss that target?
Luther wasn't a Baptist. Your pictures are part of the reason there are so many Protestant denominations. Every time there is error discerned, there is a break away to the truth. Right now the truth resides in the Baptist church but just wait a few minutes, I think I heard that Carter and Clinton (sounds like a shyster Law Firm or used car sales) are starting their own Baptist denomination so we may be changing our name or affiliation. That would make around 200,001 to start off the New Year.
And one the Protestants on this thread actually used the photograph of the Lutheran church with a statue of a man kneeling/praying to statues as an example of Catholic idolatry!!!
The spin just doesn't stop, does it?
And what of the 'graven image' of Katherine in the same church, dressed up as a nun (again)?
It's a distinction that defines our differences.
Kneel to none but Christ.
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?" -- Isaiah 44:19-20"And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?