It’s not about a statue. It’s about destroying the history of this country. Columbus brought Christianity to this country, and that’s why the left hates him. No matter what they say, this is the reason.
Christianity is a sin-to-salvation story and thus none of its players but Jesus alone need be perfect.
But we also need to act that way for our Christianity to be credible.
Because Columbus was a sinner, we need to watch out for the consequences of idolization. We could do worse than to show our noted historical figures warts and all — as the bible does its.