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'''Idolatry''' is the worship of something as a substitute for [[God]].  It is prohibited in the first commandment of the [[Ten Commandments]]. Modern [[secularism]] is considered to be a form of idolatry.  Devotion to the [[NFL]] is a form of idolatry, as is obsessive watching of [[television]].
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'''Idolatry''' is the worship of something as a substitute for [[God]].  It is prohibited in the first commandment of the [[Ten Commandments]] which states: "''Thou shalt have no other gods before me''". Modern [[secularism]] is considered to be a form of idolatry.  Devotion to the [[NFL]] is a form of idolatry, as is obsessive watching of [[television]].
    
Idolatry is considered by the Jewish and Christian [[faith|faiths]] to be gravely sinful.  Early Jews and [[Christian]]s accepted [[martyrdom]] rather than comply with orders to commit idolatry.
 
Idolatry is considered by the Jewish and Christian [[faith|faiths]] to be gravely sinful.  Early Jews and [[Christian]]s accepted [[martyrdom]] rather than comply with orders to commit idolatry.
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