Just wondering what peoples opinion is on wearing crucifix jewellery. Please state what denomination you are with your answer.
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I have no denomination, so I figured who better to blab and opinion? LOL\n\nI think its great for religious ppl to wear the cross, its a symbol of Christ. (Although I do not beleive in God - I have respect for those who do).\n\nI do not like to see it on ppl who wear it for style purposes though.\n\nHUGS
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Friend - Whoa...I need to understand how you see emotions as gothic or satanic.  Please, read Ecclesiastics 3.  God Bless
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Don't let any Bible thumpers convince you that you should not get a tattoo, early Christians used to tattoos to identify each other (  they need to learn church history), it was an irreversible way of saying they belonged to God. I don't know about the two sparrows but that's a cool image, he does say his eyes are on the sparrow!!!
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If we were all devout Christians as Christians SHOULD be..and not as they are now(for the most part)...It would be a pretty cool place to live..\n\nUnfortunately...many Christians wear WWJD bracelets..but rarely act like Jesus....
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Hi, I am a Protestant and I say the rosary because it gives me comfort and I like the ritual.\n\nProtestants should be flexible in their worship customs.
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in western countries yes, but i also believe the cross shouldnt been worn on the outside of your clothes, nor the star of david etc, if youre not putting your religion in everyones face then their would be no need for the conflict.
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the cross has it origins in pagan history.  The cross was not used by the early Christians but become common place after the pagans and Christians were united under Constantine.  Christ was not killed on a cross anyway.  It was a straight pole without any appendages.  let me ask you, if your best friend was killed with a knife, would you hang a knife around your neck?  And would that remind you of his death or his great life?  yes, his death.  All the pictures of Christ show him on the "cross" died, not the resurrected Christ.  I think it is Satan's trick used to offend God, whose son was killed indirectly by Satan's thinking that he had foiled God's plan.  Indeed we should destroy these satanic pagan symbols.  Besides, they have no effect.  I have seen a lot of criminals and drug dealers wearing them.  What's the deal with that?
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HE he he !  Have a lookie at my anser to your question!  I drove the local preachQ -- What are your views on Christian Polygamy. It seems OK because the\n Bible does not prohibit it.\n\n\n((((A -- A difficult question to answer in a few words. Let me answer your question by \nsupplying with a short research paper that is downloadable to paper.)))) \n\n\n\nHistorical Polygamyers out of their tree showing them my research!
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I'd like to suggest football as a substitute for religion.\nI was watching a recording of Saturday's Match Of The Day on Sunday morning a while back and when I switched the tape off I found myself watching a happy -clappy church service and I noticed the movements of the football fans and the church goers were very similar.\nIt set me to thinking. Huge stadiums that are our society's equivalent of cathedrals. Players who are nigh-on worshipped by fans and, most of all, a fierce tribal loyalty for your own side and equally fierce opposition to others, especially one or two chosen ones, which have their roots in history, often along ethnic lines.\nSo what I'm suggesting is that, for some people, the structure of organised religion is still in place. They've just moved the goalposts.
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Ugggh, homework? It's summer soltice!  Give us a break!  \nI take issue with this article's assumptions, which are very general.  First the author makes the statement that Christianity's two prime articles of faith are "revelation and Crucifixion."  There are major divisions amongst Christianity itself on the person of Jesus Christ, the saving nature of his life, death, resurrection, teachings. And the question of whether or not he is the definitive and only saviour for all people of all times, is not universally agreed on by all Christians.  \nThe role of the Crucifixion is also not understood uniformly across the board by all Christians.  The question has long been asked and debated, "how is Jesus' death and crucifixion redemptive?" Is it? Redemption, atonement, sacrifice, are all traditional understandings, but theology has always had several understandings of and interpretations of soteriology, and Christology.\nInterestingly enough the earliest Christian art showed nothing of the crucifixion...\nBut I'm off the hook since your author inists that "no man" this and "no man" that...
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That's a damn good question. I'm married and ALWAYS wear my ring. I have friends who are married, but don't wear theirs. I've asked and always get some limp dick excuse about not wanting to ruin it or they don't like wearing jewelry (but they wear other rings and bracelets).\n\nDoesn't make sense to me either!
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I have a tattoo that some might see as religious, but I'm not sure if that counts. I also have a few crosses that I wear (one at a time). My favorite is a necklace of a butterfly with a cross in the center. I am a Christain and in love with Christ, however I'm not religious. Not sure if that answers your question or not.
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SILVER. It's an old tradition that has been in my family (French Catholic) for years. When my fourth brother was born his godmother gave to him on his baptism a huge hunk of SILVER! It wasn't just a silver coin but a huge hunk of melted silver. It's a neat thing that is quite tactile and fun to hold in your hands.\n  Myself I've given silver on occasions for others as well. For instance my nephew received a drawing from me in silver-point. I'm an artist and I drew a picture of three baby animals in sterling silver. He's in his late twenties now and it is considered as valuable as my brothers Huge Hunk Of Silver.\n   Whatever gift you give is good but from what I've learn-ed from my grandmother is that a gift of silver is traditional. \n  Congratulations on your new found position as a Godmother. It's a wonderful title to hold, and God bless you and the Baptism to come.
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I am out of the closet with all my friends and family and with many of the people at work, but not all of the folks at work. I display my Darwin fish emblem on the back of my vehicle and I get nasty stares from the jesus fish folks. I have one atheist sweatshirt I wear during the Winter Solstice season.
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i wouldn't agree it was Christian invention ........... women before Christianity wore headgear also .... people tend to forget that unfortunately
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I wouldn't worry about it, plenty of Pagan, neo-pagan, and Wiccans I know wear crosses.  Crosses have been used by tons of non-Christian peoples, gods, goddesses, and sects over time (Assyrians, Celts, Yorumbas, etc); the cross is not inherantly a Christian thing.  The Christians just co-oped the symbol from the pagans around them and made it popular.  My ex-roommate used to wear the cross his grandmother gave him for his Roman Catholic confirmation to circle all the time.  It's not a big deal.\n\nWhen someone asks you about your cross, tell them that you are not Christian and that neither is wearing a cross necklace.  Tell them that plenty of other cultures wore cross jewelry.
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I disagree with tagi.  The Catholics bow down to a cement Christ on a cross.  if that isn't idolatry, I don't know what is.  If your friend was killed by a gun, would you wears one around your neck.  It is a good thing he wasn't trampled by an elephant.   We don't need physical symbols are signs to have us remember the sacrifice of Jesus.  if we do, then the level of our worship is on the surface and not the heart.  I have seen a lot of drug dealers and gang members wearing crosses.  What does that symbol remind them of?  The bible strictly forbids us to make any object in the likeness of Him or anything symbols at all.  the early Christians forbid their usage and the only reason they are used now is because of Constantine trying to unite he pagans and the Christians.  the cross was used by the pagans long before Christ.