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Utterly pathetic!
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[D-fendr]

Utterly pathetic.

And apparently stumped you.

You said "If you bow or kneel before it it is an idol." Not true as you say now.

The question was about a statue; an icon, so many of which have candle niches and other acoutrements of idols.

So is your definition now that it must be a statute with candles etc? Is that what defines an idol?

Can only a statue be an idol? Can a picture or other object be an idol? Again, the "easiest question ever asked:" What makes an idol an idol?

[Quix]

I’ve about given up being embarrassed for them.

If they are silly enough to post such absurdities . . . let them find out way toooooo late how embarrassing such posts are.

[D-fendr]

The question was about a statue; an icon.

Is it about an idol or an icon? Followup easy question: What is the difference between an icon and an idol?