One Swedish Church celebrated the Easter Sunday by unveiling a life-sized statue of Jesus. The statue is made of Legos, over 30,000 pieces, and it resembles a 19th century statue depicting the resurrection of Christ. The construction of the statue began over a year and a half ago, perfectly timed for today's celebration services.The statue has a permanent residence at the Church, as there are no plans to sell it to raise money.
(h/t Huffington Post)
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Something I've never been real clear about. Maybe the theologians here can help. :-)
How is it possible to follow the proscription against having idols (Exodus 20:2-17), while still having statues, icons, etc.? What's the difference?
you worship idols, you meditate with icons, you look at statues.
Gotcha. Thanks!
And, if you're an artist, you add a critique.
Hahaha. Although, critiquing an idol might be a smite-able offense.
So, I'll bite, what's the difference between looking at a statue of someone/thing that you worship and actual worship of the statue? If I salute the flag or kneel before a cross, is that idolatry? Or is it that I can recognize there can be more than one statue of the same thing, ie. not a relic?
I recall reading in Theology that this was a pretty big issue throughout Christianity. During the Reformation the Protestants went through doing a Number 6 on the statues, etc.
For those unfamiliar with a Number 6, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UM9GjnTFIM
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