09-18-2006, 01:14 PM
I think there is a lot of golden calf type worship in all of the world's religions (and non-religions, too.)
For example, the Jews have the wailing wall, Catholics have the Vatican, etc., sacred objects abound. The Statue of Liberty or Mount Rushmore are other such icons of men worshiping things that they made with their hands.
As I understand it, Mecca is just a big brick.
Even if it were the site where Abraham entertained God, why would that make the site special? It strikes me that it is just another form of pagan worship, only the object chosen is different.
The reverence towards inanimate objects and places pollutes and distracts from The Spirit.