One may not have any benefit from idols, their sacrifices, priests or anything else dedicated to them.
Some items are worshiped but are not man-made, like mountains, trees planted for their fruit, animals not bread for idol-worship.
If these items are subsequently worshipped, one may still benefit from them, but not from items found on them.
Applies to everybody, everywhere, always.
Pasuk: "Do not bring repugnant items into your home" (Devorim 7:26) and "Don't retain anything from the shunned material" (ibid 13:18)
Source: The Chafetz-Chaim's Sefer haMitzvot haKatzar; Negative Mitzvah 18
Shabbat Shalom,
- Danny
Thursday, 25 Marcheshvan 5770
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