Sentences with phrase «statues of»

Many of the miners in his town worshipped statues of Satan, and most of the people left food out for the dead on All Saints» Day, sprinkling flour on the floor and later looking to see if their ancestors had visited and left footprints.

Because our pedigree is far higher, they don't have legends or statues of their own and if you check the videos closely they're all old, fat and ugly.

«Only in Pittsburgh would an airport greet visitors with statues of George Washington and... running back Franco Harris.

Houses go all out with decorations and statues of witches and skeletons, dancing and bands.

(CNN)-- For centuries, artisans have been crafting statues of Hindu deities on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India.

In the former Soviet Union, the outsized statues of Lenin have mostly been torn down and their stone turned to dust.

This is also confirmed, as we shall see later, by Ahaz himself, who proceeds to do at Jerusalem what Jeroboam did in Samaria, although without setting up statues of bulls.

Luther recalled one of the jokes which related to the conventional posture usually given to statues of St Dominic and St Francis respectively: «Query: why is Dominic represented with threatening fingers, but Francis is always depicted with outstretched hands?

He's tall, taller than you think, and his muscles are shaped in such a fashion as to make ancient statues of Greek gods look as shapely as a bag of melted taffy.

Statues of Ashera were found in the temples of Yahweh in Jerusalem, Beth - el, and Samaria, and Dan.

Look at everything else that is a part of religion — rituals in thousands of forms and dozens of types; religious pilgrimages to Mecca, to Lourdes, or to the camp meeting in the next county; artistic symbols from Sallman's head of Christ to the rose window at Chartes Cathedral, from Muslim temples to statues of Buddha to Amish furniture.

Even people who don't normally believe in saints heart Saint Francis so much they put statues of him in their gardens.

Why not statues of shiva?

There are announcements of the deceased, usually decorated with the face of Christ or the Madonna; there are small statues of various saints imbedded in the walls of the older buildings; banks have religious statues and crucifixes; religious memorials are on the sides of roads, just to name a few.

The demolishing team did place the statues of four Hindu deities on the side but the residents accused them of taking away their gold jewelry and crowns.

Devout Catholics gather in Intramuros to view the ninety statues of the Virgin Mary from different parts of the Philippines being carried through the streets of the walled city of Intramuros.

They made statues of stone and wood, and then worshiped them by asking for material things.

No wonder we have reports of statues of Mary weeping.

So many Marvel villains are spurned with death scenes that reduce them to exploding balls of light or flaking statues of ash, and that leaves their defeat vacant of any real emotion (another byproduct of thin characterization).

Meanwhile, we idiots on the street argue about the statues of the gods in the forum like Roman plebs.

@Dion, «see the various statues of me as a reference as a model of one hell of a good looking guy» Meh... probably just SculptorShopped.

The deplorable quality and lack of restraint of art, and the sentimental, feminine character of the picture of the Sacred Heart, a handsome Jesus with azure blue eyes, statues of Our Lady, dolled up with lipstick and mascara and who looks like a lovely society lady.

They are always surrounded with beautiful potted plants, golden furniture, crystal chandeliers, and brass statues of fish.

[139] Most Meccans converted to Islam and Muhammad subsequently destroyed all the statues of Arabian gods in and around the Kaaba.

He made my first stop a visit to a modern, air - conditioned Buddhist temple where a group of very impressive, well - preserved statues of Buddha from early Japan was on display.

Both in form and composition, the statues of Aquinas and Augustine in the niches flanking the main entrance are discordantly crude.

Officials in Iran are continuing their cultural «cleansing» initiative by confiscating statues of Buddha sold in local stores.

And how do you think those statues of Mary bleed?

A sympathetic attempt to understand the value of images for Hindus has also helped me to appreciate the value of icons for Orthodox Christians and the many statues of Mediterranean or Latin American Catholic churches.

There is also carved statues of the gods.

It's 2012 — very nearly 2013, provided the world doesn't blow up in a massive fireball in December — and people are still making wax statues of famous personalities and celebrities.

Specifically Christian persecution has included the burning of churches, forced «reconversions» to Hinduism, bomb threats, distribution of threatening literature, the burning of Bibles, several high - profile rapes of nuns, the murder of priests and other Christian workers, desecration of the Cross and statues of the Virgin Mary, and destruction of properties at Christian schools, colleges, and cemeteries.

On the shelves, between the statues of the Blessed Virgin and the votive candles, are small framed posters espousing sweet and optimistic sentiments: a quotation from St. Francis inscribed on a photo of two kittens tumbled in a basket of yarn, a passage from the Psalms inscribed on a deliberately childish water - color of a rainbow and a dove.

Statues of the Virgin Mary 22.

Can you imagine the backlash if this article would have been how a Catholic President would take orders from the Pope and have statues of saints all around the White House (shades of 1960) or a Jewish President who would take the oath on a torah while wearing a yurmulke.

He's tall, taller than you think, and his muscles are shaped in such a fashion as to make ancient statues of Greek gods look as...

Tomorrow, on April 29th, Rome's white marble Trevi Fountain — its swirling waters and the charging baroque statues of Oceanus, his sea shell chariot and attendant tritons and horses — will all be turned blood red in a campaign to raise awareness about modern day Christian martyrs.

Anthony, Statues of persons who are important in the history of the Church are venerated but not worshipped.

I'm not a religious fanatic, but i thought creating huge statues of christ is idolotry... or however you spell that word.

There are statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Atop the façade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are statues of the Apostles, Christ and John the Baptist.

The gold sinks in the bathroom I could wave off, but the life - size bronze statues of Robert Schuller at the front doors (yes, statues, plural), seemed to go against the second commandment.

Sacred statues were adorned with golden ornaments that could be melted down in times of need to pay mercenaries (or perhaps pay ransom or tribute; see Oppenheim 1949), much as were the Winged Victory statues of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.

Powerful statues of black freedom fighters exist in many places in the world — Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Jamaica, Saint Martin, Haiti, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Curaçao to name a few — but not in the U.S..

Leaving there and proceeding for three days toward the east, you reach Diomira, a city with sixty silver domes, bronze statues of all the gods, streets paved with lead, a crystal theater, a golden cock that crows each morning on a tower

On our eight - kilometre route, we check off most of the city's must - sees (including the recently renovated Rijksmuseum and the bustling canals), even stopping to take pictures next to statues of Baruch Spinoza and Tante Leen.

The performance was so legendary, Inje County within Gangwon recently erected a statue of the actress near the Soyang River.

In 2000, the company hired seasonal workers (a force that's grown to 10,000 a year) to dress like the Statue of Liberty and wave tax - return customers toward its 3,000 offices in North America.

Soaring solo above the Hudson River, boldly gliding like Iron Man past the Statue of Liberty, twin mini jet turbines strapped to your back.

«You haven't seen the Statue of Liberty?»