Brother, my last post to you was uncharitable, and I withdraw it. I apologise.
Please understand the difference between an idol, and an image.
The commandment means: Do Not Worship Graven Images.
If you believe it means that you can’t make images, then you have a Christian duty to haunt YouTube and tell everyone off for posting cat videos.
You must also destroy the bust of Churchill that will soon be back in the WhiteHouse.
You must also destroy every family photo and portrait, burn your driving license and stop using photo ID for any purpose, including voting.
All of which would be stark lunacy.
Hope this was helpful.
The commandment reads:
Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them..."
I concur with you on the images interpretation, for the Temple was filled with them at the direction of God, from Cherubim to almond flowers. However, to make an image of Mary, or the crucified Jesus, and bow down to it, regardless of intentions, is idolatry.
Now, one can reinterpret the command all one wants, but the scripture says "not bow down to them -OR- worship them".
I can take the name calling, just as Wycliffe or Tyndale or Luther.