[Mr Rogers]

“Statue of the first pastor of the First Baptist Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia”

Looks more like a garden gnome...

There is no prohibition on statues on the Baptist Faith & Message - a doctrinal statement that SBC churches are NOT required to use - but it would be RARE to see statues in a baptist church. Or on the lawn.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I do appreciate that there are differing cultural distinctives: Catholics are big on frescoes, stained glass and statues; Orthodox are more on murals and iconostases and big, beautiful domes; my fave Non-Denom prolife allies go to a church whose main features are guitar amplifiers, an impressive percussion section and a big screen :o)

In the Catholic world, contemplatives like the Trappists tend to keep it pretty spare. I remember how touched I was by the extreme simplicity of a Missionaries of Charities chapel. They don't even have pews.

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