Pastor denies gold Trump statue is an idol after Miami dedication ceremony
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Kelsey McKinney
21d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
Pastor Mark Burns, Donald Trump's informal spiritual advisor, defends a giant gold statue of Trump named "Don Collosus" dedicated in Doral, Miami, insisting it is not a biblical golden calf or idol. The article draws parallels to Magritte's famous painting of a pipe to highlight the literal-but-misleading nature of the denial, and critically examines the statue's symbolism and the worship-like adoration surrounding it.
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He's technically right, just as Rene Magritte was technically right that his painting of a pipe was not actually a pipe.
In the most literal sense, the statue of Trump, which is named 'Don Collosus' is not a golden calf.
Pastor Mark Burns, the president’s informal “spiritual advisor,” wants to make one thing very clear about the extremely tall gold statue of Donald Trump that was officially dedicated last week in Doral, Miami. “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf.
