Two points.
One is that nobody is not calm.
The other is that somethings ARE important but some things are worth pushing for.
Seeing someone commit what can be clearly interpreted as idolatry and breaking the second commandment is worth getting riled up about. If we saw someone committing a murder or adultery, we’d certainly point it out as well, as with any other sin. That;s what we are to do as Christians, warn people.
It’s God’s word that says not to bow down to images. It’s talking about the physical act so all the excuses about how it’s not really worship simply do not ring true. Catholics can try to justify it all they want, but the plain fact is bowing down is bowing down and can be seen as a clear and deliberate act on the part of the person, motive notwithstanding.
Seeing someone commit what can be clearly interpreted as idolatry and breaking the second commandment is worth getting riled up about.
Seconded. That is wrong. Totally.
Reverencing the object is a sin. What I been saying all along. Using it as a focus is not. The commandment tells us that.
God’s commands come first. Even a Catholic knows that!