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Idolatry

Hello,

In American society at least it is not "cool" in some corners to idolize God out of fear of "offending" some people. But there is no problem to idolize entertainers--movie stars, singers, athletes many of whom are strung out on drugs and alcohol or lead questionable lives. Why is that?
People who care about what's "cool" are generally not those I'd consider to be thoughtful, valuable members of society.

I think most thoughtful people think it's stupid to idolize drug- or drama-addicted celebrities, but that it's fine to idolize people who do good for society. That may include deities -- but it's worth pointing out that some deities are no better for society than drug- and drama-addicted celebrities.
 
Different people are going to look to things certain presidents did and place their own value on it. To some, Kennedy was a hero. To others, Reagan was. Both had things about them that appealed to certain people.

The point is, the act of idolizing a public figure isn't partisan.... both sides do it, and it's retarded no matter who is doing it.

Kennedy was a flawed man. So was Reagan. Yet both did things that benefitted the country as well. Neither is worthy of hero-worship, but both can be respected as American presidents.
I honestly see you as trying to mislead and that troubles me.

What you are saying is accurate about Kennedy and Reagan but both of them were really scoundrels, and both of them could have gotten the USA destroyed by their bellicose ignorance against the USSR, so they both are unworthy and unfitting of idols which is thereby a crummy kind of equality.

Neither of them are worthy to wipe the boots of Abraham Lincoln.
 
I see that as your self idolizing your self.

As such your idol is better than my idol.

After all you are so wonderful and righteous and you are so brilliant and magnificent and you speak from far above.

While I am but a common mortal man who keeps falling short.

You must be very proud of your self.

:kissass

typical of someone that can't actually address the issue because they know what they posted before was non-sense.
 
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Thread locked due to political drift; this is the Religion Forum, partisan politics not welcome. Mod action upon existing posts is under consideration.
 
Moderator's Warning:
Re-opened... but be advised: keep it topical, civil, impersonal, and without the partisan hackery, or I'll be back.
 
I don't find the exact quote right away, but Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baha'i faith, said in the mid 20th century: The three worst idols man is worshiping instead of God these days, are racism, nationalism and communism.

Baha'i believe in the goal of unity of mankind, unity in diversity, and ideologies that divide mankind, assign different value to different human beings are obviously in contradiction to the faith -- be this divide along the line of race, nation or class.

That doesn't mean, though, that a moderate, humane patriotism is a bad thing, or that existing class and race differences shall be ignored if and when they exist. It just means people shouldn't play out their own group against the other.
 
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