Faith is a personal thing

‘Faith is a personal thing; no one has the right to tell you what to wear’
I agree with this statement as, faith should not have to be shown, if your own standing on a religion is so weak that you have to wear an item of apparel to show that you are a part of it, then perhaps you shouldn’t be following it at all. On the other hand, some Muslims women wear items like head scarfs as a result of their religion dictating who can and cannot see one’s hair, not for the purpose of showing devotion to a religion and that I’m okay with. However, some Christians and Catholics choose to wear crosses, indeed as a sign of following, although some may say it is compulsory, the large majority of them that do, do so by choice – again bringing up my idea of needlessly showing a loose following to a religion. So in conclusion, some items that are required in a faith should be followed; however you should not have to feel as if you are forced to show faith.
‘Churches encourage idol worship’
I do not quite agree with statement as Churches, although they have many items used for symbolism, do not encourage idol worship, they have them to rather aid those to envision God, not to be worshiped to directly. On the other hand, some Muslims may agree with this statement as they believe that any physical representation of God is forbidden, God is a force far too powerful for humans to even conceive, and to attempt to draw him up would be blasphemy at its finest. Some Christians would follow my view point, as at no point are they explicitly told to actually worship a statue or a painting, they use it to attempt to envision God, helping them to pray to him. So in conclusion, Churches do not encourage idol worship, however they try far too hard to represent God which is considered wrong in Islam.