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Originally Posted by KittyG  One word:Idolatry . .from Christian Wikipedia,
Idolatry, in Christian theology, is "the worship of a created object (either made by human hands or created by God" rather than worship one would give to the true God Himself. The term "idol" often refers to conceptual constructs such as fame, money, nationality, ethnicity, and the ritual of attachment related to these is considered idolatry. Because a knowledge of God is supposed to transcend the conceptual, residing instead within people's emotional understanding, the theological concept of idolaty is related to the psychological concept of attachment. |
FYI, Kat: you can edit your own posts. There's an Edit button next to the Quote button.
When you say "Christian theology", do you include Catholic doctrine? How about Mormonism? When you say "worship", where is the line between healthy respect, veneration, and worship? When you say "created object", do you include the Bible or any other purportedly authoritative reference material (such as the Christian Wikipedia)?
Also, what is the basis for the placement of "emotional understanding" above "conceptual understanding"?