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,FAI?3 ,TEMPLES & ,IDOLATRY 

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,I ,D,O ,N,O,T DISBELIEVE 9 IDOL WOR%IP4 ,AN IDOL DOES NOT EXCITE ANY FEEL+ ( V5]ATION 9 ME4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?AT IDOL WOR%IP IS P>T ( HUMAN NATURE4 ,WE HANK] AFT] SYMBOLISM4 ,:Y %\LD ONE BE MORE COMPOS$ 9 A *UR* ?AN ELSE:]E8 ,IMAGES >E AN AID TO WOR%IP4 ,NO ,H9DU CONSID]S AN IMAGE TO BE ,GOD4 ,I DO NOT CONSID] IDOL WOR%IP A S94 7,Y,I1 #f-#a-#a#i#b#a1 P#c#a#h7 

,I AM BO? AN IDOLAT] & AN ICONOCLA/ 9 :AT ,I CONCEIVE TO BE ! TRUE S5SE ( ! T]MS4 ,I VALUE ! SPIRIT BEH9D IDOL WOR%IP4 ,IT PLAYS A MO/ IMPORTANT P>T 9 ! UPLIFT ( ! HUMAN RACE444 ,I AM AN ICONOCLA/ 9 ! S5SE ?AT ,I BREAK D[N ! SUBTLE =M ( IDOLATRY 9 ! %APE ( FANATICISM ?AT REFUSES TO SEE ANY VIRTUE 9 ANY O!R =M ( WOR%IP+ ! ,DEITY SAVE ONE'S [N4 ,?IS =M ( IDOLATRY IS MORE DEADLY = BE+ MORE F9E & EVASIVE ?AN ! TANGIBLE & GROSS =M ( WOR%IP ?AT ID5TIFIES ! ,DEITY ) A LITTLE BIT ( A /ONE OR A GOLD5 IMAGE4 7,Y,I1 #b#h-#h-#a#i#b#d1 P#b#h#d7 

,I AM BO? A SUPPORT] & OPPON5T ( IMAGE WOR%IP4 ,:5 IMAGE WOR%IP DEG5]ATES 9TO IDOLATRY & BECOMES 5CRU/$ ) FALSE BELIEFS & DOCTR9ES1 IT BECOMES A NECESSITY TO COMBAT IT AS A GROSS SOCIAL EVIL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IMAGE WOR%IP 9 ! S5SE ( 9VE/+ ONE'S IDEAL ) A CONCRETE %APE IS 9H]5T 9 MAN'S NATURE1 & EV5 VALUABLE AS AN AID TO DEVOTION4 ,?US WE WOR%IP AN IMAGE :5 WE (F] HOMAGE TO A BOOK :I* WE REG>D AS HOLY OR SACR$4 ,WE WOR%IP AN IMAGE :5 WE VISIT A TEMPLE OR A MOSQUE ) A FEEL+ ( SANCTITY OR REV]5CE4 ,NOR DO ,I SEE ANY H>M 9 ALL ?IS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 5D[$ AS MAN IS ) A F9ITE1 LIMIT$ UND]/&+1 HE CAN H>DLY DO O!RWISE4 ,EV5 SO1 F> FROM SEE+ ANY?+ 9H]5TLY EVIL OR H>MFUL 9 TREE WOR%IP1 ,I F9D 9 IT A ?+ 9/9CT ) A DEEP PA?OS & POETIC BEAUTY4 ,IT SYMBOLIZES TRUE REV]5CE = ! 5TIRE VEGETABLE K+DOM :I*1 ) ITS 5DLESS PANORAMA ( BEAUTIFUL %APES & =MS1 DECL>ES TO US1 AS IT W]E ) A MILLION TONGUES1 ! GREATNESS & GLORY ( ,GOD4444 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#i-#a#i#b#i1 P#c#b7 

,F> DIFF]5T1 H[EV]1 IS ! CASE ( V[S & PRAY]S :I* VOT>IES (F] BE=E TREES4 ,! (F]+ ( V[S & PRAY]S = SELFI% 5DS1 :E!R (F]$ 9 *UR*ES1 MOSQUES1 TEMPLES OR BE=E TREES & %R9ES1 IS A ?+ NOT TO BE 5C\RAG$4 ,MAK+ ( SELFI% REQUE/S OR (F]+ ( V[S IS NOT RELAT$ TO IMAGE WOR%IP AS EFFECT & CAUSE4 ,A P]SONAL SELFI% PRAY] IS BAD :E!R MADE BE=E AN IMAGE OR AN UNSE5 ,GOD4 

,LET NO ONE1 H[EV]1 FROM ?IS UND]/& ME TO MEAN ?AT ,I ADVOCATE TREE WOR%IP 9 G5]AL4 ,I DO NOT DEF5D TREE WOR%IP BECAUSE ,I CONSID] IT TO BE A NECESS>Y AID TO DEVOTION1 BUT ONLY BECAUSE ,I RECOGNIZE ?AT ,GOD MANIFE/S ,HIMSELF 9 9NUM]ABLE =MS1 9 ?IS UNIV]SE1 & EV]Y SU* MANIFE/ATION COMM&S MY SPONTANE\S REV]5CE4 7IBID7 

,AS = IDOL WOR%IP1 Y\ CANNOT DO )\T IT 9 SOME =M OR O!R4 ,:Y DOES A ,MUSSALMAN GIVE HIS LIFE = DEF5D+ A MOSQUE :I* HE CALLS A H\SE ( ,GOD8 ,& :Y DOES A ,*RI/IAN GO TO A *UR*1 & :5 HE IS REQUIR$ TO TAKE AN OA?1 HE SWE>S BY ! ,BIBLE8 ,NOT ?AT ,I SEE ANY OBJECTION TO IT4 ,& :AT IS IT IF NOT IDOLATRY TO GIVE UNTOLD RI*ES = BUILD+ MOSQUES & TOMBS8 ,& :AT DO ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICS DO :5 !Y KNEEL BE=E ,VIRG9 ,M>Y & BE=E SA9TS1 QUITE IMAG9>Y FIGURES 9 /ONE OR PA9T$ ON CANVAS OR GLASS8 ,EV5 SO1 IT IS NOT ! /ONE WE WOR%IP1 BUT IT IS ,GOD WE WOR%IP 9 IMAGES ( /ONE OR METAL1 H[EV] RUDE !Y MAY BE4 7,H1 #a#c-#c-#a#i#c#g1 P#c#i7 

,PLACE ( ,WOR%IP 

  

,I DO NOT REG>D ! EXI/5CE ( TEMPLES AS A S9 OR SUP]/ITION4 ,SOME =M ( COMMON WOR%IP & A COMMON PLACE ( WOR%IP APPE> TO BE A HUMAN NECESSITY4 ,:E!R ! TEMPLES %\LD CONTA9 IMAGES OR NOT IS A MATT] ( TEMP]AM5T & TA/E4 ,I DO NOT REG>D A ,H9DU OR A ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC PLACE ( WOR%IP CONTA9+ IMAGES AS NECESS>ILY BAD OR SUP]/ITI\S & A MOSQUE OR A ,PROTE/ANT PLACE ( WOR%IP BE+ GOOD OR FREE ( SUP]/ITION M]ELY BECAUSE ( !IR EXCLUSION ( IMAGES4 ,A SYMBOL SU* AS A ,CROSS OR A BOOK MAY EASILY BECOME IDOLATR\S1 & !RE=E1 SUP]/ITI\S4 ,& ! WOR%IP ( ! IMAGE ( ,*ILD ,KRI%NA OR ,VIRG9 ,M>Y MAY BECOME 5NOBL+ & FREE ( ALL SUP]/ITION4 ,IT DEP5DS UPON ! ATTITUDE ( ! HE>T ( ! WOR%IP]4 7,Y,I1 #e-#a#a-#a#i#b#e1 P#c#g#h7 

,PLACES ( WOR%IP TO ME >E NOT M]ELY BRICK & MORT>4 ,!Y >E BUT A %AD[ ( ! REALITY4 ,AGA9/ EV]Y *UR* & EV]Y MOSQUE & EV]Y TEMPLE DE/ROY$1 HUNDR$S HAVE RIS5 9 !IR PLACES4 7,Y,I1 #d-#a#a-#a#i#b#f1 P#c#h#f7 

,I KN[ ( NO RELIGION OR SECT ?AT HAS DONE OR IS DO+ )\T ITS H\SE ( ,GOD1 V>I\SLY DESCRIB$ AS A TEMPLE1 MOSQUE1 *UR*1 SYNAGOGUE OR AGISS>I4 ,NOR IS IT C]TA9 ?AT ANY ( ! GREAT RE=M]S 9CLUD+ ,JESUS DE/ROY$ OR DISC>D$ TEMPLES ALTOGE!R4 ,ALL ( !M S\<T TO BANI% CORRUPTION FROM TEMPLES AS WELL AS FROM SOCIETY444,I HAVE CEAS$ TO VISIT TEMPLES = YE>S1 BUT ,I DO NOT REG>D MYSELF ON ?AT ACC\NT AS A BETT] P]SON ?AN BE=E4 ,MY MO!R NEV] MISS$ GO+ TO ! TEMPLE :5 %E WAS 9 FIT /ATE TO GO !RE4 ,PROBABLY H] FAI? WAS F> GREAT] ?AN M9E1 ?\< ,I DO NOT VISIT TEMPLES4 7,H1 #a#a-#c-#a#i#c#c1 P#e7 

,TEMPLES OR MOSQUES OR *UR*ES444 ,I MAKE NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 !SE DIFF]5T ABODES ( ,GOD4 ,!Y >E :AT FAI? HAS MADE !M4 ,!Y >E AN ANSW] TO MAN'S CRAV+ SOMEH[ TO REA* ! ,UNSE54 7,H1 #a#h-#c-#a#i#c#c1 P#f7 

,ACQUISITION ( CONSCI\SNESS .<( ! LIV+ PRES5CE ( ,GOD )9 ONE.> DOES NOT REQUIRE OR MEAN TEMPLE-GO+4 7,H1 #b#i-#f-#a#i#d#g1 P#b#i7 

,\R BODIES >E ! REAL TEMPLES RA!R ?AN BUILD+S ( /ONE4 ,! BE/ PLACE = CONGREGATIONAL WOR%IP IS 9 ! OP5 ) ! SKY ABOVE AS ! CANOPY & MO!R E>? BEL[ = ! FLOOR4 7,H1 #d-#a-#a#i#d#h1 P#d#i#h7 

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