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  2. List of monuments and memorials removed during the George ...

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    The statue was removed on October 15 due to "safety concerns". The president of the nonprofit that owns the statue later issued a statement that the statue was reinstated on November 30 and that it was a "symbol of all that is great about San Diego". Wilson has been widely criticized for signing Proposition 187 and the Three Strikes Law.

  3. Damnatio memoriae - Wikipedia

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    The face of one of Severus' and Julia's sons has been erased; it may be Geta's, as a result of the damnatio memoriae ordered by his brother Caracalla after Geta's death. Damnatio memoriae ( Classical Latin pronunciation: [damˈnaːti.oː mɛˈmɔri.ae̯] ) is a modern Latin phrase meaning "condemnation of memory" or "damnation of memory ...

  4. Category:Removed statues - Wikipedia

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    This category includes statues that were removed. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. ...

  5. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image - Wikipedia

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    The Bible presents Daniel and his companions as distinct, positive examples of individuals refusing to pay homage to another god, even at the price of their lives. During the time of the exile, Nebuchadnezzar erects a gold statue of himself and commands all subjects to worship it. Three Jewish officials – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ...

  6. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    She has been identified with the owner of a seal reading "Belonging to Shelomith, maidservant of Elnathan the governor". [208] Tou/Toi, king of Hamath. Several scholars have argued that Tou/Toi, mentioned in 2 Samuel 8:9 and 1 Chronicles 18:9, is identical with a certain 'Taita', king of 'Palistin', known from inscriptions found in northern Syria.

  7. Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection. The US states that sent the statues, not Congress nor the Architect of the Capitol, are authorized to remove them. Kansas was the first state to replace a statue ...

  8. Bible removed from officer's desk for sparking controversy - AOL

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    For some time, Maj. Steve Lewis, an officer stationed at Colorado’s Peterson Air Force Base, had displayed an open Bible on his desk, notes FOXNews. Bible removed from officer's desk for ...

  9. Ark of the Covenant - Wikipedia

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    Moses and Joshua bowing before the Ark (c. 1900) by James Tissot Ark of the Covenant on the Anikova dish, c. 800. The Ark of the Covenant, [a] also known as the Ark of the Testimony [b] or the Ark of God, [c] [1] [2] is a purported religious storage and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites.