metmom:
Kneeling is a posture of prayer, the prayer is directed to God in communion with saints. Nobody worships Saints or Icons. Saints are honored or venerated.
No, the problem is the entire commandment is rooted in worshiping false Gods, kneeling is just a prayer posture, If someone kneels before a Crucifix in a Catholic Church, they are not worshiping the Crucifix, the they are worshiping Christ. In other words, Icons and sacred images draw the mind and heart to worship invisible realities with the visible Icon only represents.
Again, we have a fundamental difference on the Iconoclastic controversies of the 8th century. I accept the conciliar doctrinal statements of the 2nd Council of Nicea on these questions, you take Calvin and Zwingli’s. On this point we will not agree.
That's idolatry. Surely you didn't think the pagan idols were the gods themselves did you? They also represented the gods they serve. God told us in Deuteronomy 12 not to do what the heathen do. Yet the Catholic Church readily admits that they incorporate pagan worship practices.