The truly graven image is the one of mobs tearing at Scandinavian embassies and consulates over cartoons. There’s no greater testament to the Islamic world’s utter backwardness, poverty of spirit and ...

(RNS) — 'Idolatry is counter to any religious idea worth its weight in salt. We Jews have a name for the tearing down of images that amplify and idolize racist hatred, anti-Semitism or bigotry of any ...

“The complaint of M. Tenter-hooke the Proiector, and Sir Thomas Dodger the Patentee” (1641), from ‘Graven Images,’ published by British Library (all images courtesy British Library unless otherwise ...

Because Idolatry has never really been about the worship of stone and wood, the mere prohibition of graven images is not enough to prevent idols from usurping God’s place in the lives of the faithful.

I read it in a book sometime that people should be wary of putting too much importance on “graven images.” There’s a lot in that book that is wise and, some say, sacred, but I’m not qualified to wade ...

Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for The Explainer’s free daily podcast on iTunes. Outrage over a series of Danish cartoons that depict the Prophet Mohammed continues to ...

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." Can a Jewish traveler abide a painting of St. Francis of Assisi in his hotel room? If anyone should know, I should–I study psychology of religion for ...

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." Can a Jewish traveler abide a painting of St. Francis of Assisi in his hotel room? If anyone should know, I should–I study psychology of religion for ...