{"id":81512,"date":"2010-08-30T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/is-it-idolatry-to-lay-flowers-at-monuments"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:40:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T06:40:25","slug":"is-it-idolatry-to-lay-flowers-at-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/is-it-idolatry-to-lay-flowers-at-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it idolatry to lay flowers at monuments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><span>Question:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"td_quote_box td_box_center\">\n<p><span>Can a Christian in a position as the head of a state, prime minister or deputy lay flowers at a monument, for example, at the monument of Stefan cel Mare?<\/span> <span>Is this idolatry?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Moldovan President and Prime Minister Michael Ghimpu Filat lay flowers at the monument of Stefan cel Mare\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_XlKjDUjcK_k\/TC3GCT0VFZI\/AAAAAAAAF7s\/h_k5Z5TcrfM\/s1600\/Monument_Ghimpu_Filat_flori.jpg\" alt=\"Pre\u015fedintele RM Mihai Ghimpu \u015fi Prim-Ministrul Vlad Filat depun flori la monumentul lui \u015etefan cel Mare\" class=\"aligncenter size-full img-resp\"><\/p>\n<p><span>No, it is not idolatry to lay flowers at the monuments of\u00a0the people who served the nation or\u00a0at the graves of the loved ones as a sign of grattitude.<\/span> <span>It is\u00a0our duty as citizens to preserve their memory and follow the example of those who gave us worthy examples to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Translated by Felicia Rotaru<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Can a Christian in a position as the head of a state, prime minister or deputy lay flowers at a monument, for example, at the monument of Stefan cel Mare? 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I do not understand how then these people are included in the Church of\u2026","rel":"","context":"<span class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-author\">Vasile Filat<\/span>","block_context":{"text":"Answers from the Bible","link":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/answer-from-the-bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moldovacrestina.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/iconostasis_in_moscow-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":315564,"url":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-the-christmas-tree\/","url_meta":{"origin":81512,"position":5},"title":"What does the Bible say about the Christmas tree?","author":"Vasile Filat","date":"December 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"We are on Christmas Eve and the same question arises among many Christians, are Christians allowed to decorate a Christmas tree in their homes? Isn't this an idolatrous practice? 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