sovietchild
Well-Known Member
What is wrong with those people who to pray to statues? Don't you think they are not praying to God and only praying to them self's? What is wrong with those people who pray to them self's?
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What is wrong with those people who to pray to statues?
- Thread starter sovietchild
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Who is praying to statues? I can't say I've heard of that.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
If you are Christian, imagine standing infront of a statue depiction of Jesus. Bow your head and pray to Jesus. Now you are still in front of the statue. Who are you praying to? Jesus or the statue?
sovietchild
Well-Known Member
Statues look like people, and so if people are praying to statues, don't you think they are praying to them self's?
People can use statues to help them focus on an image that represents the divine spirit to them. And I do believe the higher beings do receive the prayers done in earnest.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Kinda like watching porn. It's not the real thing but it's better than nothing.
sovietchild
Well-Known Member
There is no gods but God. Its a sin(mistake, error) to worship people, angels or "high beings".
1st commandment - "you shall not have any other gods besides me"
Might be a good idea for you to read the forum's rules before proceeding along these lines. Just a suggestion.
That is not exactly true in Hinduism where the thousand gods are considered just the thousand faces of the One God. Also Catholicism accepts the veneration of saints and they are valid intercessors for prayer.
Satans_Serrated_Edge
Deicidal
Since all god's are only psychological projections of ones own sensibilities, all prayer is ultimately praying to yourself. Psychodrama.
If using a statue as a prop helps people, more power to them.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Praying to statues is more like:
"Dear statue of Jesus. I know you, ten feet tall bulk of cement. You saved me from my sins. I know you, statue of Jesus, will listen to my prayers. Thank you statue of Jesus. Amen."
Odd
"Dear statue of Jesus. I know you, ten feet tall bulk of cement. You saved me from my sins. I know you, statue of Jesus, will listen to my prayers. Thank you statue of Jesus. Amen."
Odd
And God is represented as a person in many religious depictions so what the hell is your point?
Several prominent Hindu statues don't look like people ... at all.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Hmm. I wont ask. 
psychoslice
Veteran Member
They are praying to what the statue points to, just as many see the Bible as holy, when its nothing but words.
Maybe it's simply helping the individual focus, or the spirit of Christ is dwelling within the statue?
Yeah but I could come and say "I'm the best human, only listen to me", and there's likely no chance you would do so. Perhaps if you compared my actions to my words, but if Christians did that the malevolent nature of their "God" would be rather clear. So it's not a great thing to go off from.