"Ok that doesn't change the fact that what they do is wrong..."
^I didnt ascribe you to anything, bud

Yeah, okay, sure

I stated that before, but water under the bridge

How do you justify kneeling before idols

I'm not exactly sure what point you're trying to make here

also, that

Hosea 13:2, "And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves molten images, Idols skillfully made from their silver, All of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!"

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Literally speaking, that image isn't made from silver

Sounds like you're interpreting, Al

How do you justify kneeling before idols

Stop avoiding the question

I already explained the answer to that question

But this conversation isn't between me and you

And I don't remember asking for your thoughts on anything

Small al has the same question lol

I’m asking for your thoughts

And I've answered his question

It’s the other way around

how does the material of the statue change the meaning lol?

Hold on a minute now

You've argued against interpretation this entire time

And now you're saying that the material doesn't matter

When that verse says silver

You argue literalism, fine

Wait what are you on about

My point is: you're doing interpretation right fucking now

Yes I do, and you are literally in violation of kneeling before idols. You make gods and goddesses of your Saints and of Mary.

They are neither gods or goddesses

Holy people, who accomplished miracles? Yes

Kneeling before idols to own the pagans

And they should be seen as standards and examples of what we should do for the faith

Just because that specific verse said silver doesn't mean that the meaning would be different if it said the statue was ceramic. That's a completely different way of interpreting something "literally"

And there's a HUGE HUGE difference between interpreting something literally, and just plainly adding things that were never there to begin with. Show me where the Bible says to kneel before statues, to make icons of saints, and to revere mortal men and women as if they were more than what they are

because those are things the catholic faith is guilty of

Well, when you expunge the Catholic Church from the world, be sure to call me

“It’s fucked, might as well accepts the lies and idols and bullshit”

Hardly what I said, but if that helps you sleep at night, sure

It doesn’t, I want intellectual honesty, and this conversation is lacking in it

I'm being perfectly honest. But you're not the person I had the discussion with

So your particular opinion means fuck all