tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post9146062837027466003..comments2024-03-20T06:08:51.320-04:00Comments on roosje: {little rose}: Why icons? A short explanation elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-37564908465151779032013-06-21T19:33:43.978-04:002013-06-21T19:33:43.978-04:00Thank you Paula... it is a common way to seek to e...Thank you Paula... it is a common way to seek to explain about the veneration of icons... :) <br /><br />yes, people really can confuse this, which is unfortunate :(elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18568699.post-88431437064010941302013-06-21T17:47:20.495-04:002013-06-21T17:47:20.495-04:00"Orthodox Christians venerate icons like a ch..."Orthodox Christians venerate icons like a child would kiss a picture of his or her Grandma or Grandpa."<br /><br />That is such a great way to describe it. So many people who don't come from a saint/icon tradition just don't understand. And worse they accuse us of 'worshiping' the statues/paintings.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015659430842427691noreply@blogger.com