[cloudmountain]

sasportas wrote: Catholics use of crucifixes, leads to their use of idols of Mary, and Saint (fill in the blanks, they’ve got saint statues they put on the dash of their car, etc., for just about everything) Neither the cross or Mary are evil or wicked, of course, its the idolatry level they take it to that’s the problem. Trying to get Protestants to adopt their pracices, like a crucifix, is a ruse.

Statues are reminders...just like the statues in the parks. No one worships statues. If they do they are idiots.

Crucifixes are reminders of what Jesus endured for our salvation. I don't worship the crucifix.

Besides why would anyone try to change a Protestant? That would be disrespectful. Why would you be disrespectful of Catholic practices when you obviously aren't clear about them? Doesn't make much sense.

Might you be related to Sasportes?

[MHGinTN]

That deception is well worn, that we Protestants are not ‘familiar’ with the idolatries of Catholicism. When you gaze upon a statute of the Catholic Mary, do you pray to her? Yes, if you are honest about it. That is making an idol out of a mere statue. Using statues of the Catholic Mary that way is on par with the Hebrews making their golden calf and praying to it while Moses was upon the Mountain with The Lord God.