Question

Discuss the Second Commandment and explain why some religions forbid images and others favor them? Provide specific examples.  

Answer 1

There are ten commandments mentioned in The Bible. The second commandment is: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" under the Philonic division used by Hellenistic Jews, Greek Orthodox and Protestants except Lutherans. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

This command is closely linked with the first, which says, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Having other gods is idolatry. Most of those nations had carved images to which they bowed and perform various acts of worship. Often that pagan worship involved infanticide and prostitution.
God hates idolatry in any form as it steals the attention and honor that belong only to God. In many nations today, carved gods and goddesses are still an obvious violation of this commandment.

Religious pluralism is an attitude regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society. Many people have different believes when it comes to idol worship. They think differently because this is what they have been taught since they were kids. People follow what is prevalent in their community. They have their own set of beliefs which they have got form their ancestors and believe is the correct way for worship. For example: The Sikhs never virtue an idol, they worship a hol book while in hinduism idol worship is mandatory.