Mr.Niron, I know of what you speak. We Protestants are sometimes guilty of ignorantly accusing Catholics of praying to Mary, of bowing before idols of saints, etc. And, in some folk practices, the line may indeed be crossed between using statuary and symbols for reflection, and misplacing adoration towards the objects themselves.
IMHO, most of this is not anything close to a violation of the 2nd Commandment. On the other hand, we prefer to have no statues, crosses, or pictures of Jesus decorating our house. If I need religious art, some of the best is nicely crafted scripture verses.
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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." -- Lord Acton
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