This is a response to an article published in The Bagpipe on October 5 titled, “Confederate Statues: Heritage or Hate?” The article comments on the recent removal of certain Confederate statues and the controversy surrounding those removals, specifically the neo-Nazi protest in Charlottesville which resulted in one death and 19 injuries to counter protesters. However, there are a couple deeply troubling misunderstandings of art history here.
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I have a fear of biblical illiteracy. The reason I have a fear of biblical illiteracy is because I myself was biblically illiterate and simultaneously a Christian. It’s a dangerous combination: loving something without actually knowing what that something really is.
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The Bible is not a children’s book. While I figure most adults would agree to that sentiment, I feel as though when it comes to practicality, we treat the Bible as though it were a children’s book.
Read moreCameraderie and Criticism
When judging the quality of a work of art, the artist’s faith should not be at the forefront of our minds.
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