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Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn their Asherah poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from those places. You must not worship the Lord your God in their way. (Deuteronomy 12:3)
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Screengrab as the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, was removed on Sept. 8, 2021.