Opinion The newest Trump monument disobeys the biblical commandment to 'flee from idolatry'

[Uncle Joe]

The Old and New Testament are clear about why Christians should shun a golden statue of a political leader.

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Let’s not pretend this is complicated theology. It is not. You cannot stand in front of a golden statue built to glorify a political leader, surround it with preachers, bless it, praise it and then act shocked that the rest of us might consider it a false idol. The Apostle Paul was explicit: “Flee from idolatry.” It can’t get any simpler than that.

That is why the image of pastors “blessing” a golden statue of a political leader is not just unsettling to secular Americans, but also to Christians, Jews and Muslims across theological and political lines.

Even if those involved insisted they were blessing the man or praying over the country rather than worshiping an idol, symbolism matters profoundly in Scripture. The Bible is saturated with warnings not merely against literal idol worship, but against confusing earthly power with divine authority.

From Exodus to 1 Corinthians, which is the other Corinthian Trump doesn’t know about, Christian Scripture reinforces one of the central pillars of Christianity: the rejection of idolatry and the command to worship God alone. Exodus 20:3-5 and Leviticus 26:1 explicitly forbid the creation and worship of idols, establishing that devotion belongs solely to God. Psalm 115:4-8 mocks idols as powerless objects made by human hands, warning that those who worship them become spiritually hollow themselves. In the New Testament, the warning continues unchanged. John 5:20-21 closes with the direct instruction: “keep yourselves from idols.”

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https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-golden-statue-bible-idolatry

[Turbineguy]

1. As long as he's the idol,

noooo problem.

[Uncle Joe]

2. I think there is a groundswell of change happening in that regard.

ICYMI: Iran's President publicly defends the Pope from Dumpf's disrespect

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221242839

[Intractable]

3. It's based on the "biblical commandment" thou shall have no other Gods before Trump.

By dissing his statue, we take his name in vain.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I can't think of anyone more vain. n/t