[Mr Rogers]

There is certainly a difference between a 12" x 8" painting in a rather obscure corner, and a 7 foot tall statue of Jesus on the wall!

As for why...I think most baptist would view statues or painting as distractions. I don't have any pictures from inside the our church. I tend to go to smaller churches and this Internet picture would be pretty typical:

Guess the bottom line is the church voted 131 to 40 to remove the statue. Just didn't want it. Over 75% voted to remove.

[Romulus]

I see some flags in that photo. How did they escape being labeled as idols?

[af_vet_1981]

There is certainly a difference between a 12" x 8" painting in a rather obscure corner, and a 7 foot tall statue of Jesus on the wall!

There is no moral difference. I suppose one could argue there is a difference in zealousness in displaying a 7 foot tall statue of Jesus prominently instead of hiding a painting of Jesus in a rather obscure corner ...

One might consider the erstwhile family man (or woman) who is embarrassed to prominently display family pictures so that others might immediately see he (or she) is in that relationship.