Look at it this way, no one knows what God or Jesus looks like. So you make a statue of something that sort of resembles a man. Then you stand it up in church and call it God. That's just stupid. No one is saying George is a god. I don't know how you can get clearer than "Don't make a graven image."
Jews have artwork, but at the same time they don't even dare to put the "o" in G-d out of reverence.
Its idolatry no matter who or what it is...
Not ME!
I worship MY Benjamins at LEAST a hundred times more than my Washingtons!!