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This statue is a PERFECT representation of Trumpism, he can't resist revealing himself by the art he chooses. Reminds me of Mussolini.
(caption: a photo of the massive Mussolini head staring down a public square)
I think it's because these personalities surround themselves with sycophants, and this leads to them being isolated and unaware of their own ridiculousness. A universal truth across the centuries.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. ~Matthew 7:16
Well how about that! The high priest of the 12 tribes of Israel said the exact same thing to Moses when asked why everyone was worshiping a golden calf
Some of them actually believe this guy is the antichrist and they're helping him destroy the world, thinking Jesus will just be cool with that. They'll believe anything.
Looks like a calf to me.
Also that's an insult to calfs. Or is it calves. The animal not the leg.
I know it's not really important. But why have they made him fat?
We are witnessing Olympic levels of mental gymnastics here.
What would Moses do?
Throw the idol into a fire, I guess.
The statue, too.
Reducing the idol into a powder, mixing it with water, and making the idolators drink the mixture is also on the table.
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it's a golden idol.
He seems to be trying to claim that since it's not specifically a calf, it doesn't count.
"The church has investigated the claims about rampant pedophilia"
And has determined that nothing unusual is going on?
In fact they found there's a shit-ton going on and they are all in favor! Imagine that.
Conveniently, unusual is not equal to immoral.
It's not an idol, it's just a gold-looking representation of something a large group of people fervently honor and pray to, and according to their own chit-chat, hold in higher respect than jesus or god. And nothing more.
how blasphemous of evengelicals.
and God later sent a plague upon the people for their idolatry.
frogs of locusts please. you can eat them. i'd prefer the locusts tho since the frogs will keep you up all night
You can eat locusts too. In fact they're very nutritious. Taste like... Potato chips basically. You need two things to make them palatable: 1) spices, 2) pretend they're not locusts
also the locusts are crunchy. people don't realize how much you need crunch in your diet until you haven't had it in a while
Hanta virus.
Sometimes I wish God was real, so we'd get to see him swoop in and smite these fucking hypocrites.
It's still definitely an idol, though.
idolatry seems to be ignored by christians.
Certainly by the loudmouthed American ones that support Trump.
I'd like to ask Pastor Burns if he's read the book of Daniel, particularly chapters 3 and 4.
God struck Nebuchadnezzar (who likewise had a golden statue built for his entire kingdom to worship) with madness for 7 years for his pride.
We're having madness right now.
True, but in Nebuchadnezzar's case his kingdom was taken from him for those 7 years...
So what the fuck is it then Burns??
just one of the major heresies
…if you feel the need to let everyone know how much the golden idol isn’t a golden idol, perhaps you’ve forgotten what an idol is and why your religion speaks against them.
How long before he's charging admission just as far as the statue, so MAGAs can kneel to it?
FR. I think devolution just went up a notch. Gold statues, ehmmm wasn't that a trend 1500 years ago in Europe?
These people love vice signalling. This is clearly a giant golden idol they worship. They love their pedo prince so much because he's all the vices.
"While we are worshipping this golden idol, we want to make perfectly clear that we are in fact worshipping Jesus."
These fucking pharisees man...
This “church” wouldn’t know Christ if the Christ walked up to them and said to love their neighbors as Christ loved them.
"Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,"
Which is why they erected a giant golden statue of the president of the United States. Makes perfect sense!
It's not a golden calf
No. It's a golden pig-like thing that is fatter and smellier than a pig.
But also: If they worship Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ alone that's pretty weird. What about God and the Holy Spirit? Did this pastor even go to seminary school?
It is also obviously not a calf, as calves are baby cows, and the statue is certainly not a baby cow.
Right...bcz it's a statue of a large heffer.
Idols can be negative. Trump actively makes me dislike Christians more by way of being a bad example.
Maybe we just square them? Negative x negative is... ?
