{"id":258006,"date":"2025-11-15T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=258006"},"modified":"2025-11-15T09:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:10:55","slug":"opinion-go-see-it-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/opinion-go-see-it-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: Go See It for Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The noise hasn\u2019t stopped. Weeks later, people are still foaming at the mouth over the statue on All Saints Road \u2014 the one they\u2019ve never actually gone to see. Everyone\u2019s an expert from behind a steering wheel, a pulpit, or a WhatsApp group. But ask them what the piece really represents, and they go quiet. The ignorance is louder than the outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a thought: instead of quoting half a verse from Exodus 20 or passing around photos cropped out of context, why not go to Glorious Hope Ministries this Friday evening? That\u2019s when the pastor Claude Weaver will actually explain the statue\u2019s symbolism as part of its weekend message series. In other words, he will do what the critics refuse to \u2014 put meaning where people have been throwing noise.<\/p>

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You don\u2019t have to agree with the theology, the art, or even the artist. But if you\u2019re going to call something evil, at least have the decency to understand what you\u2019re condemning. It\u2019s easy to be offended when you know nothing; ignorance is the cheapest form of righteousness this country sells.<\/p>

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Antigua\u2019s full of people performing piety while ducking knowledge. We\u2019ve made it fashionable to attack what we don\u2019t understand, especially when it\u2019s created by one of our own. That\u2019s not morality \u2014 that\u2019s insecurity. And until we start showing up, asking questions, and facing things head-on, we\u2019ll keep mistaking noise for conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, go see the statue. Stand in front of it. Listen to what\u2019s said. Ask your questions. You might still walk away disagreeing, but at least you\u2019ll be informed. Because right now, most of the outrage isn\u2019t about art or religion \u2014 it\u2019s about people terrified of finding out they were wrong.<\/p>

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