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> The mainstream Western religions are inherently opposed to any form
> of image worship; it matters not whether we choose to call it idol
> worship. To them, the very existence of an image in a temple to which
> we offer flowers, incense and prayers is itself an abomination. Why
> should we feel the need to apologize for our own beliefs? No matter
> what we call it, those who choose to criticize our practices will
> still dislike them. To me, idol worship simply means offering
> worship to an image which we consider divine. To this extent, Hindus
> have for centuries proudly practiced idol worship, and many if not
> most traditional Hindus consider it the best form of worship.
There is another reason to be proud besides the theological one.
Historically, it is the more advanced cultures that engage in the
worship of idols (and the theology that you sight); cultures that
establish cosmopolitan lifestyles and build cities create idols because
they have permanent places to put them. Barbarians and nomads have a
much harder time and must carry around objects of any appreciable mass
if they create , and thus tend to have more abstract "containers" for
divinity. Barbarians tend to overturn idols because their own values
have no place for such things.
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Tzimon Yliaster
Tools of CHAOS Maintainer
http://www.crl.com/~tzimon
tzimon@crl.com
PO Box 26362
San Francisco, CA 94126
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