God disagrees with you...
That position is heretical... God didn't say it was alright to build a statue and bow to it if you have the right motive...God said DON'T build the statue...PERIOD...
In fact, God said one of the reasons he doesn't want you to build that statue of Mary is because he is a jeolous God...He doesn't want to share any worship, veneration or praise with anyone or anything that is on earth or heaven above...
It assumes I do not know or understand the Old Testament provisions against idolatry. And it assumes that you do. Your pronouncing my view heretical, you seem to say, is all that has to be done to establish that it is.
But the only thing it actually establishes is that we disagree.
So, as I say, go ahead and bury that talent in the fearful ground.
I will trust in Him and not be afraid.
The LORD is my stronghold and my sure defense, and He will be my savior.
Therefore
(while some look over their shoulder to make sure they have not offended Him by violating a expired command of the Old Covenant)
the rest of us will be drawing water with rejoicing from the Springs of Salvation.
And on this day and all our days we will say,
"Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name,
for the great one in the midst of us is the Holy One of Israel."
But you don't have to dance if you don't want to.
Quick! Maybe somebody's digging where the talent is buried!