[Avodah] destroying idols

[Lisa Liel]

On 2/15/2012 12:39 PM, Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org wrote:
> interesting that on Prager show they are talking about whether there is a
> chiyuv to destroy idols in a jewish state, and the caller claims that
> it's secularity of the State that prevents it; Prager saying that if
> the messiah wants to destroy the native history , that's fine , but not in
> the meantime--and no haredi jews are going around destroying museum
> pieces [ this is about moslem Talibanic destruction of other
> religions' icons, even in museums ]

It's a legitimate question. Speaking even as someone who has learned
a lot from ancient inscriptions and materials, I've always wondered
whether there's an obligation to destroy them. I mean, you walk through
a museum in Jerusalem and there are mamash Ashtoret idols in cases.
It doesn't seem right.

Lisa