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“Imagine how differently American business would function were our faith in the power of goodness to replace our faith in the power of money. Huge industries would no longer make billions of dollars on activities that diminish the well-being and safety of our children, our health, and our environment, on the pretext that it's "just business." To put money before goodness is idolatry, and the laws of the universe ensure that in the end all idols will fall.”

“Logicians may reason about abstractions. But the great mass of men must have images. The strong tendency of the multitude in all ages and nations to idolatry can be explained on no other principle.”

Men May Reason Age Strong Nations Principles Atheism Mass Positive Atheism Tendencies Multitudes Abstraction Idolatry

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry.”

Ifs History Broken Role Models Idols Superstitions Boast Transfers Idolatry Emancipation

Book:Essays, lectures and orations

Source: Essays, lectures and orations

“Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.”

Should Use Worship Idolatry

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Idolatry happens when we take good things and make them ultimate things”

Happens Ultimate Good Things Idolatry

Author:Timothy Keller

“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him. The heaviest obligation lying upon the Christian Church today is to purify and elevate her concept of God until it is once more worthy of Him.”

Today Christian Lying Church Concepts Essence Entertainment Worthy Obligation Unworthy Idolatry Christian Church Church Today

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“Self-love is an idolatry. Self-hatred is a tragedy.”

Self Love Is Self Love Hatred Tragedy Idolatry Self Hatred

Book:Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays

Source: Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays

“It [idolatry] nourishes mans ambition to domineer over his fellow man. Idolatry, therefore, is the source of all social and moral evil in the world.”

Men World Evil Social Moral Source Ambition Worship Fellows Fellow Man Idolatry Moral Evil

Book:My people: the story of the Jews

Source: My people: the story of the Jews

“What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right?”

People Interesting Followers Idolatry

Author:Emilio Estevez