re: Statue of Jesus Christ decapitated, knocked off pedestal outside SW Miami-Dade church

First of all, ex 20:4 does not mention worship of idols, it says "You shall not make any image", meaning God interprets those to be offensive, not me.

Secondly all of your examples were a DIRECT command from God to a specific individual for a specific purpose and time, not for us to make whatever we want for any purpose we want. God wasn't giving us a mandate or blueprint for how to make graven images, but rather they were given to illustrate the purpose and goal of the life of Jesus. They could later be used to measure the life of Christ against those illustrations to prove He was who He said He was!

Show me your mandate from the Most High to make any graven image.

Catholics are always the most offended when you show them scripture that is in direct opposition to their doctrines. "Don't take away my statues, not my hollow, empty, porcelain statues!" I look at it this way, if statues were okay, I've lost very little if I go through life without one, for a statue does not heal, speak, love, or edify in any way. However, if I am correct, then what you support is a sin.