Originally posted by finti
I have something better, I got the real thing people not a fairy tale deityand idolisation of comic book heroes
🙂 And I do not worship these things.
I do not worship things other than my God.
I think I found an answer to my question.
IDOLATRY
Idolatry (Greek eidolon, “image”; latreia, “worship”), the worship of a material image that is held to be the abode of a superhuman personality. The concept of idolatry originated in the confrontation between the three great monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—and the polytheistic religions they encountered along their way. It was first articulated during the clash of ancient Hebrew monotheism with the pagan cults of surrounding peoples. The translators of the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Hebrew scriptures) used the term eidolon to render about 16 Hebrew words associated with pagan worship; it is in the Septuagint that eidolon acquired the pejorative sense of an image that represents a false god.
In Exodus 20:3-5, Yahweh forbids not only the worship of foreign gods but also the making of images that claim to represent him. The worship of Yahweh in the form of two bulls (I Kings 12:26-32) was regarded as a gross apostasy and was projected back into Israel's ancient history as the episode of the Golden Calf (Exodus 32). A larger problem was the persistent tendency of the Israelites to revert to the religious practices of surrounding peoples (Judges 10:6; I Kings 11:7; II Kings 21:1-9). A succession of Hebrew prophets denounced idolatry: Elijah and Elisha (I Kings 18:22-40); Amos (Amos 2:4); Hosea (Hosea 4:12-13); and Isaiah (Isaiah 17:7-8). A common theme in the prophetic denunciations is the emptiness of idols (Jeremiah 16:20; Isaiah 44:14-17).
In Christianity, the issue of idolatry arose in the context of Greco-Roman society, in which images were ubiquitous. Christians were subject to charges of treason for refusing to offer sacrifices before the emperor's image. In the New Testament, idol worship is sometimes equated with demon worship (I Corinthians 10:19-21; Revelation 9:20). The early Christian apologists also emphasized that images are made of inert matter and that the human form is inappropriate for representing divinity. In his work The City of God, Saint Augustine attempted a comprehensive critique of the Greco-Roman gods, polytheism, and mythology, arguing that the pagan gods were lying angels who were engaged in a struggle against the true God.
Muslim opposition to the worship of images is the legacy of Judeo-Christian practice, which Muhammad traced back to Abraham. The Arab tribes of the pre-Islamic era worshiped many gods; among the objects of their worship were stones, trees, and statuettes. After the seizure of Mecca in 630, Muhammad had all the idols of the Kaaba destroyed in his presence. The Qur'an (Koran) contains many prohibitions against idols and idolatry: Muslims may neither marry a woman idolater nor give their daughters to idolaters in marriage (2:220-221).
In the 8th and 9th centuries, idolatry again became a matter of controversy in the Christian world. Especially in the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire, the pagan tradition of image worship had survived in the practice of venerating icons. Christians of Semitic origin were particularly wary of idolatry in any form, and their concerns were intensified by the spread of Islam. In 725 and 726, Emperor Leo III first prohibited the worship of images, then ordered their destruction. Supporters of icon veneration—called iconodules—argued that by representing Christ's human likeness, icons reinforced the doctrine of Christ's Incarnation—a doctrine called into question by the heretical teachings of Monophysitism and Docetism. The use of icons in worship was vindicated in 843 when Theodora, widow of the iconoclast emperor Theophilus, engineered the election of the pro-icon monk Methodius as patriarch. The restoration of icon veneration is celebrated annually in the Eastern church as the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
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Very clear from this source. Catholicism practices Idolatry. 🙂
Originally posted by Jury
No. Idolatry is worshiping images other than God. Bowing down before images, and serving them and kissing them... and even praying before them.
The concept of giving worship to icons or images is called iconolatry.
Originally posted by Storm
Idolatry is a term used by many religions to describe the worship of a false deity, which is an affront to their understanding of divinity.The concept of giving worship to icons or images is called iconolatry.
Idolatry (Greek eidolon, “image”; latreia, “worship”), the worship of a material image that is held to be the abode of a superhuman personality. The concept of idolatry originated in the confrontation between the three great monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—and the polytheistic religions they encountered along their way. It was first articulated during the clash of ancient Hebrew monotheism with the pagan cults of surrounding peoples. The translators of the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Hebrew scriptures) used the term eidolon to render about 16 Hebrew words associated with pagan worship; it is in the Septuagint that eidolon acquired the pejorative sense of an image that represents a false god.