RedQueen asked:
You might wonder why an atheist would wear these things if they don’t believe. I’ve worn crosses all my life, and I’ve pretty much always incorported religious art into my home decor, simply because I find some of it to be very beautiful (who can deny the Sistine Chapel is gorgeous?).
You might wonder why an atheist would wear these things if they don’t believe. I’ve worn crosses all my life, and I’ve pretty much always incorported religious art into my home decor, simply because I find some of it to be very beautiful (who can deny the Sistine Chapel is gorgeous?).
Your opinions?
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Shawn…some are beautifully intricate, and some are beautiful in their simplicity. I think it’s really just a matter of personal taste.
Funny, I **** rap but don’t have posters of any rappers on my wall.
Must be me.
No, It could stand for someone they just haven’t met yet or it could have been a gift from someone they care for.
So be it.
Why should it? It doesn’t bother them when I wear nothing.
Just an aside….I found the Sistine Chapel ceiling to be a bit disappointing. But then again, I have an Art degree, so in my travels I pretty much go to find EVERY single darned bit of art they have…
But I digress. I did, however, find the Final Judgment (the side wall of the chapel) to be fantastic. Absolutely amazing.
No, it hurts me when they try to tell me that God doesn’t exist, I feel sad inside when that happens. :’(
I never wear a Cross. The Bible teaches me that cursed is a man who hangs on a Cross.
I think is was Emperor Constantine in AD 313 who under a disguise took on the Christian faith, but changed it by bearing the Cross only. This became a symbol of good fortune for his soldiers and his country. From then onwards people have used the Cross for many things down the ages, but have never understood the ‘message of the Cross.’ It is worn as a good luck charm.
I want a big 3 foot bronze crucifix, to hang on my wall.
(When I get a house & a room I don’t use).
I just think it would be funny to have.
it bothers me as much as it did when i seen they found madalyn ohair and her son and grand i was wondering when the guy they knew killed them do you think they said oh GOD help us? lol
No, I’m actually glad by it. A lot of people say they don’t believe in God and certainly not Jesus, yet wear crosses. That means they at least feel something good surrounding those things enough to wear the symbol of it. People may deny God with their words and actions but they still want His symbol near them.
No it doesn’t bother me seeing anyone wear a cross. A cross doesn’t tell me what the person’s beliefs are because. I’m a Christian that does not wear a cross. Because I’d rather my actions speak for me.
It doesn’t bother me, I’m just curious as to why they would wear a cross if they don’t believe the meaning behind the cross, The Jesus that the cross stands for is powerful enough to save souls.
The symbol of the cross pre-dates christianity. Just because someone wears a cross does not automatically mean they are a christian. I’m of celtic origin and if I want to wear a celtic cross, I will.
From Wikipedia:
It is not known when the first cross image was made; after circles, crosses are one of the first symbols drawn by children of all cultures. There are many cross-shaped incisions in European cult caves, dating back to the earliest stages of human cultural development in the stone age. Like other symbols from this period, their use continued in the Celtic cultures in Europe. For example, celtic coins minted many centuries before the Christian era may have an entire side showing this type of cross, sometimes with the five cardinal points marked by concave depressions in the same style as in stoneage carvings. Other coins may be showing the cross held by a rider on a horse and springing forth a fern leaf, sometimes identified as a Tree of Life symbol.
If, on the other hand, you’re talking about people wearing a crucifix, then I see your point.
no, it doesn’t bother me in the least…i worship Christ, not a symbol; if it speaks to your personal fashion/artistic sensiblities, i don’t see how you’re harming anyone…personally, i enjoy native american art and jewelry…my wife (native american) calls me ‘a whiter shade of pale’