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Does Abomination of Desolation depict an Idol?



There is a big statue which seems to be an idol, but I cannot find in listed any where that this card depicts one.

It depicts an idol.  I can tell you that with certainty.

Problem is that, while it fits the definition, the REG does not have it listed.

Depicting an Idol
A card is considered to be Depicting an Idol if it has an idol illustrated in the card art. In this case, an idol is a statue or physical representation of a false god.
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This includes the following cards:
 Ashtaroth Worship (Boulden) (Pr), Ashtaroth Worship (Hodgson) (Pr), Ashtaroth Worship (I), Altar of Dagon (Pa), Asherah Pole (Ki), Captured Ark (P), Golden Calf (H), Household Idols (Ap), Jacob Buries the Foreign Gods (RA), Jeroboam's Idolatry (RA), and Unknown Nation (Pi)

That needs to get updated it looks like.  This happens sometimes, but if it fits the definition clearly, it counts.

Well that would've been nice to know at the tournament this weekend...

Did you really play it as if it did not? Even with all the great work that has been done on the REG in recent years, it's not infallible...

You know what else depicts an idol? Unknown Nation.

Unknown Nation is already on the list of them too

I should go through and update that list since it matters much more now...

19th century, that was the last time that any updates happened on the REG.

19th century, that was the last time that any updates happened on the REG.

Did you mean the 20th century? The REG didn't exist in the 1800s, lol. And even then it's been updated since 1999....

Quote from: Nameless on December 08, 2014, 05:54:42 PM

19th century, that was the last time that any updates happened on the REG.

Did you mean the 20th century? The REG didn't exist in the 1800s, lol. And even then it's been updated since 1999....

I feel as though he's being facetious, but who knows, maybe David's crazy.

When?

I believe all of the headings in the REG have a "Last Updated" thing to go along with it.

I thought Holy of Holies also made this list.  If so, it's ironic how much cohesion there is with HoH and demon defenses.

Does Magic Charms depict an idol.  There is a pentagram in the artwork.

An idol suggests something that is worshiped, and I don't believe charms would fit that criteria.

I don't believe so. My understanding is that for it to be considered a "practice" it has to be the actual act. This would include cards like Baal Worship, Molech Worship, Ashtaroth Worship, Sun Worship, Worship of Milcom, Pagan Sacrifices, etc.

Definition of False Religious Practices:

False Religious Practice
Piety of Mary (Wo) ignores “all special abilities on cards depicting a false religious practice.” A card is considered to ‘Depicting a False Religious Practice’ if it depicts the practicing of a false religion or a false practice of a true religion. The depiction can be in the card art or scripture reference.

Note that it can be in either the art or the scripture.  Also, there are actually good cards currently listed in the ranks (Jacob Buries the Foreign Gods and Unbowed), simply because there are false practices shown.

I would say that Charms fits the description, not only because there are 'false practices' on the card in the form of charms intended for magic not from God, but also the verse:

Ezekiel 13:20 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds.

Seems pretty clear that these represent false practices, and I think it fits the definition we currently have.  It would still not be an idol, but I would argue the case that it should be under False Religious Practices.