Idols in staunchly dogmatic anti-idolatry belief sets

Several religions define idolatry to be a lower form of worship and at least practitioners of some religions find idolatry to be an unpardonable sin. Yet several of the largest statues or sacred constructions on the planet belong to these religions. Worldwide, 27 statues of Jesus are more than 65ft tall (excluding the base). This inconsistency inspired us to document the following observations:

First let us look at a quote from the third book of the old testament of the Bible, the book of Leviticus:

“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God". –Leviticus 26:1

This is the simplest quote on idolatry from these religions. The reality is more confounded. Protestants consider Catholics to be idolators. Puritans, english reformers who chose to chasten or purify their church from all Roman Catholic practices, consider the Christian cross to be idolatry.

In the context of our book on the British-Expounded-Caste-System, it is relevant to note that the word Caste is derived from Chaste meaning pure (as in puritan) and was used to refer to both pureness of sexual relations and consequently ancestral blood lines.

Given below are the definitions of idol and idolatry:

Idol: an image or representation used as an object of worship. An icon, a likeness, a fetish, totem, statue, figure, figurine, doll or carving.

Idolatry: extreme admiration, love or reverence for something or someone. The word is an Anglicization of the Greek word for Idol-worship

The word idol owes its root to Latin and Greek words that mean image, shape or form.

The Greek word eidolon referred to an idealized person or thing, a spectre, mental image or phantom.

It is evident from the definitions that a fetish towards any object, representation or substitute for the concept of god can well be called an idol. What we find inconsistent in the fanatically anti-idolatry belief-set is the derision or militancy expressed against idol-worship while advocating superiority of an alternate ‘mental image’ of god. The alternate mental image is an idol by definition!

In our book we do not consider such examples, because we concede that the inconsistency we have highlighted here may be rationalized. In our book we focus on inconsistences that help us disprove the British-Theory of the Hindu-Caste-System using arguments built on the rigor of propositional calculus. 

You can read the summary of our book at: Book Summary