![]() God took this so seriously that Israel was invaded, conquered, many killed horribly, many chained together with hooks through their jaws and taken on forced marches hundreds of miles. They were so insignificant, so ridiculous. When I saw the stupid little Smurf-like red clay heads of figures which would have been about 6 or 8 inches tall, I was astonished that the Israelites had actually worshipped them as gods. I went to see the Baal idols in the Dor museum near Caesarea, because I wanted to see what Baal looked like. Pat replied : Alan passed this to me since it was my article. I am happy to be a fool for Christ as Paul tells the Corinthians but can you substantiate this article over and above the fact that Baal (who also looks like a typical Egyptian Pharaoh) looks like a gnome/pixie?” “Somewhere in my memory bank I recall that you might have answered this type of question before? The point is Alan that I fully support your ministry and what you and Pat are doing what I would not want to see is new people being introduced to your website through this article (as it stands) because I fear that it may be their first and only visit! I agree fully with you about Satan’s cleverness but to suggest that garden gnomes are evil may make us look a bit silly. In fact, even whilst writing this I’m chuckling if we have to worry about this sort of thing then just how strong is our faith? Should I be aware of eating a potato that is shaped like a goat’s head or a cornflake that looks like a pentagon? "Whilst a few people may well go OTT about their garden gnomes I just can’t stretch to believe that Satan is using them to infiltrate our relationship with the Lord. ![]() ![]() “As the apostle Paul would say ‘surely not!’ Here’s how reader Gareth put us on the spot: “You once wrote an article about “Baal- the pagan idol in your garden” and the devilish antics of garden gnomes! Well, I have just received an email from one of the members of an “isolated believers group” down here in sunny Devon who has just read it and is warning everyone she knows about this spiritual danger. So when a long term reader who we respect challenged us on this, we explained why we wouldn’t give a gnome a home. Readers can rest assured that as lifelong journalists, editors and authors, we believe almost nothing unless backed up by facts, research and, preferably, first-hand experience. Are Pat and I going over the top when we condemn garden gnomes, whose true inspiration Pat exposed in this article: Baal - the pagan idol in your garden,
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