The making of golden calves as idols was not new to Israelites. They did it right after being rescued from Egypt, at the foot of Mount Sinai, before receiving the Ten Commandments. They copied a statue of Apis, the golden calf of Egypt, and used it for worship in the name of Yahweh. The almost irresistible ancient bull of Babylon and his cow-consort and calf-child have appeared as a "holy family" in many religions. Hindus still revere the cow as sacred. Everybody knows that. But what is really astounding is that Christians look upon this as superstition, unaware that what they are doing is exactly the same thing!
The Christian Church is not so brazen as to have a physical golden calf (nothing so obvious; the strategy is now extremely subtle) but it has exactly the same illegitimate houses, priests, feasts and sacrifices, all pagan and all blended with and kept in the name of God. These are their sacred cows. Churchmen will defend them all to the hilt despite the approaching holocaust when they too will be completely obliterated from the face of the earth while still clinging to these treasured and fatal attractions. For that is the sure and certain penalty. Death. It's so obvious yet they cannot see it. Amazing.
Think this is a fairy tale? You need to be sure of that. Are you willing to bet your life on it? Then read the facts in detail in The Truth Which Sets Free and The Dark Powers That Bind.