A Christian organisation in Antigua and Barbuda is planning a protest calling for the removal of a statue they say conflicts with biblical teachings.
The group, Christians United, will hold a demonstration on Saturday, 11 October, outside Glorious Hope Ministries on All Saints Road under the banner “The Statue Must Come Down.”
Organisers say the protest unites believers from different denominations who view the statue as inconsistent with scripture, citing Hosea 4:6 and Exodus 20:4–5, which warn against idolatry.
They stress the action is faith-based, not political, describing it as a stand for “truth and obedience to God’s word.”
The demonstration comes amid wider discussions on religious symbolism, cultural identity, and freedom of belief in Antigua and Barbuda. Authorities have yet to comment on the planned event.
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Honestly i agree, Its quitr eerie
This group planning to protest is IGNORANT. They really need to STUDY their Bible.
Now statue up, u go see we start get earthquake and hurricane, see a storm all of a sudden heading to us. U folks need to take down dat, u folks don’t know how no one from the Bible look, u never met them physically in real life in our time, ok please tek dung dat.
Really? Waste of time in my opinion but if they want to protest it is their right under our constitution.
This protest is unwarranted! Are they worshipping the statue?? Many of us Christians have photos of “jesus” in our homes or figurines of Jesus, the cross, Mary etc. Let God punish them accordingly, not you the protesters. This is a badminded idea and ignorance and that is why people are afraid of church and church people. This is not that important to call for a protest. U can’t force God and the buble down everybody’s throat!
This is coming from a true christian.
Christian group need to go and get a job!
Clean up the badmind, gossip, fornication and adultery in the church. All you is too much now.
Christian group need to go and get a job!
Clean up the badmind, gossip, fornication and adultery in the church. All you is too much now.
This is plain and simple Idolatry! There are countless scriptures in the Bible that warns about this, but I will give you one! Exodus 20:4 New King James Version
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Comment *A protest against a biblical statue but not the one at Hodges Bay that keep throwing moon parties.
A protest against a biblical statue but not against the rise in crime.
A protest against a biblical prophetic statue I might add but not against the spiritual darkness that hovers over the nation.
you all are some special people around here.
😂😂😂😂 some so call christian r DUNCE, r they worshipping the image? Why so t that group go protest at the Catholic churches the have st Peter’s an virgin Mary? Boy some ppl can read but to understand is a diff ting, whoever claiming we do t kno how how ppl in the bible look, that ain’t no image of ANYONE from the bible it was a dream from the king that Daniel interpreted of kingdoms that gonna rise an fall, it’s a pity they can’t make a statue of the atome that broke the feet of that statue in that prothetic dream. Why do they really go to church an claim they r christians an don’t kno shit?
If you disagree with the statue… don’t go to that church.
That’s all.
This makes absolutely no sense because the christian fraternity has a statue of Jesus that the worship, but they have absolutely no idea what Jesus looks like. Everyone has a right to decide what their “Jesus” looks like. It is not for the christian fraternity to decide what my Jesus looks like….
Idolatry is as much of a sin as the ones you mentioned! All of us stands guilty before God! We all need to repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Oh. Boy. Them religious leaders more salty than anything. Contentious much! Lubbb drama
Antigua have a bunch of superstitious, hypocritical set of people. Now, I get that it’s your constitutional right to protest or do whatever you want but to misquote the Bible using verses that has nothing to do with what’s at play right now is clearly grasping at straws. Nobody is bowing down or worshipping the statue, it’s there to convey a biblical message about the end of times which in my opinion is very fitting considering with how the world is going right now. While I get why people don’t like the look of the statue cause it does look scary if I’m being honest lol but the guy has a right to build whatever he wants on HIS property. People say “Oh we don’t how people from Bible time look so it’s wrong ” but how do we have a statues and portraits of Jesus in churches if we don’t truly know how he looks like? Purely hypocritical.
Chups! We are majoring in the minor. There are many other things happening in this country that we should be protesting for, yet we remain silent. The church and Christian community need to be proactive and stop this “selective protest approach” only when it suits them.
You guys have nothing to do. With all the ills happening, you don’t protest about the injustice in Antigua, or the corruption, because ur right up in that. But a statue that is a prophetic teaching or the end time you vex. You don’t want the end time to come? Huh u too love your corruption and your greed. The Bible has a word for you let me see ” wow unto you”, you hypocrites you put on white garments but your heart is corrupt and evil.
What you guys should do is March against the ills in the society and be like John the Baptiste be willing to call out wrong though the heavens fall and persecution comes.
Mind your own business because what God ask us to do we are not.
At least the church is teaching prophecy and the end times, you greedy corrupt preacher only want money and government favors. When are you going to start Preach the Word, you know Kingdom Message?
I totally agree with you @Out of Place People!!! 100%
NOBODY BOWING DOWN TO THE STATUE. What God warns against in context of the scriptures Christian Unity quoted is if you create any image in order to bow down and worship it. THAT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THE CHURCH WHICH CREATED THE STATUE. The aim is to bring awareness and preach the Gospel. Not to worship the statue.
IT IS AN ARTIFACT THAT POINTS TO the different kingdoms that replaced one another. Then in the end, God’s Kingdom will take over and last forever.
Go protest about REAL issues in the country … During COVID mandate, most of them quiet like a church mouse!
God is not one of confusion. Why are we dabbling in this confusion tho?
@God above all, perfectly said.
Start by taking down all the images of Christ, Mary etc from your churches. Whole lot of hypocrisy. The staue was not meant for worship but awareness.
The statue that’s being protested for is mentioned in the bible in Daniel.
Daniel 2:32 NKJV
[32] This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze.
That statue you speak of isn’t…
For those other things you mentioned prayer is what’s needed, prayer and people willing to change and accept God as father.
Every problem has a different way to be resolved.
What the hell is wrong with that so call Christian group. Did anyone protest against your church and your doctrine ? The Bible is for everyone. Every church interpret it in their own way. Catholic Church and its members worship statues they say some represent mother Mary and some represent Jesus. Why you all never demonstrate. You all love confusion. That particular stature represent certain belief of their church doctrine. Freedom of religion in Antigua. Go and find work to do
Wait none of them Christian people drive on All Saints Road protest that nah.
Serious water problem in the land. Go protest that nah.
Hospital in shambles. Go protest that nah.
Increase in crime, even one of your members. Go protest about that nah
BECAUSE YOU REALIZE GLORIOUS MINISTRIES IS ABOUT TO EMPTY YOUR CHURCHES YOU ARE PROTESTING. THAT PROTEST IS ABOUT MONEY.
Weaver has a better business plan and they are jealous.
Yall shut up!!
Some of you so called Cristians f*ck one another, cheat, lie, vain, judemental, dishonest and love money!!
Where was this energy for:
Manny James
Bruder Greenaway
Chantel Crump
Khalil Simon
And many more
People keep going missing, children are being abused and assaulted, poor people being disadvantaged, rape, robberies and these so called CHRISTIANS are organizing a protest against a statue. Where was this energy all along?
Elder Weaver dont take it down they’re jealous of you amd your church.
A…it’s time to start taxing the FOR-PROFIT businesses known as the [church]. They have assets and liquid currency to burn from TITHING/taxing the people for generations. More money will circulate in the Nation.
Dem rich! Rich! Rich. Filthy rich!
B…use the newly acquired funds to boost the Healthcare System, in particular the areas of MENTAL HEALTH.
Krazee is as Crazy does!
C…these are the actions of religious zealots which are responsible for WARS! Wars! Rumors of wars!
The actions and reaction of #DELULU and #KRAY_CRAY!
Has the Parliament chosen a side as yet?
ABS-TV can produce a Reality Show for a season and name it TRUST YOUR FAITH AND BATTLE THE BEAST!
The final test is, place the finalist in a cage with lions. Who walks out free is the winner.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard
Vere Edwards
Mind yall church’s business and the dirty things yall doing with members of the congregation and the pastors
We all know that the action is nit political.
However Stevie Wonder can see that it is HYPOCRITICALLY motivated .
Antigua and Barbuda is infested with corruption in high places.
We have not heard a word of condemnation from those so called spiritual leaders.
None have called out the corruption and those perpetuating it.
Corruption can be legislated.
Morality and religion cannot be.
Every man to his own belief.
Why then are they so taken up in what someone has on his personal property while turning a blind eye to corruption in public offices which affect us all?
To those planning the protest, I say, go and seek out the corrupt leaders of our country and speak out publicly against the corruption.
Speak out against corruption on your pulpit.
Stop your hypocrisy.
The man is free to erect any thing that doesn’t need approval on HIS land/property.
Christianity is a force for destruction, it is used to enslave human being and also to make them accept their ethnicity and culture is inferior, and also accept another race as superior to themselves and even believing God was made in a superior race than themselves.
Here these so call christians enjoying an alien religion to their personal consumption in different ways is becoming like those countries far away like Israel and Iran and china where there is sectarian violence, if a cult religion comes here and offer the christians guns they will be murdering each other as obtain in sectarian violence, mark my word the onliest thing they are presently unarmed, so they can’t accomplish it, but the balkanization that will take place between these African descent and former slave in their stupidity to be validated by these white European religious beliefs and values inculcated in us by the wip during slavery, the people will become further apart and white or Syrian domination, let us love each other, Mr Weaver statue is of your same christian beliefs, some a you believe in Saturday and Sundays which are days made up by man. Funny their is sectarian violence or protest over Christian values but none over civic values and etiquette, none a you christians protest against Gaston brown or ALP evil doings, you all saying give me Barabbas.
Confusions, miseducation and jealousy rules the day.
@ Straight Shooter
Ah wha mek you so bright, dem a one set a hypocrites. A young girl confessed to me one time a pastor used to drop home a few of them after Sunday night church, she is the last one who was taken home but they had to have their fun at Fort James Beach first. Dem wicked and Dangerous, never hear dem talk bout all de wrong in high places