By all means ignore me. It’s impressive how you figured it all out without having to turn to the Scriptures.
And I would contend that my view is more studied, literal interpretation of the Scriptures. You're the one taking liberties with what visual symbols you approve and disapprove. Furthermore, a symbol representing the Divine (whether it be a word, a painting, a sculpture etc.) is not worshipped as the Divine, and I no more worship an image of Christ as I (or you, I presume) worship the letters, "C-H-R-I-S-T." They are icons; symbols which represent something, and not the thing itself. To attribute that behavior to another when it is not true is false witness. Check and see what Scripture says about that...