+387 It's wierd how an ancient form of the death sentence became the symbol of a religion, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know, rite? It's so weird that the Star of David was inspired from the ninja shuriken!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

bahahaha! Nice.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you are referring to Christianity, it's actually not that weird. The reason is because the cross is where Jesus died and by his doing that he took the blame for our sins.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And that's not weird how?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And that IS weird how?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Um ok people, just because you believe in a certain religion doesn't mean you can't admit something about it is weird. What if Jesus had been hanged? Or shot? Can you imagine having a noose or a rifle as the symbol of Christianity? The only reason it looks so normal is because we don't use this method for killing people anymore.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, considering the time period he lived in, he couldn't have been shot.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The Cross [that Jesus died on] is the central point and climax of the Christian faith. So it's not so strange that it's become the symbol of Christianity.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i think we all understand WHY it is used as the symbol but we're just trying to say that a religion, especially one that is supposed to be peaceful, is represented by an item that was used to kill is odd. a cross was not used to kill ONLY jesus, but it was a common form of execution back then.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

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by Anonymous 13 years ago

It is strange, and so many people use it just to mean christianity that it's become cliche. That's why I'm very careful when I wear my cross necklace and try to remember the pain Jesus went through that caused the cross to become a christian symbol.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

perfect answer

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Um, not really. And the symbol of the fish is also a sign of christianity.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I still think it should be changed to Buddy Christ.

by Anonymous 11 years ago