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Bloop · 05-12-2003, 04:22 AM

A few of my relatives are members of the JWs and from time to time I get the opportunity (humor me please...) to read a few of their tracts Awake and The Watchtower.

I don't think that I have ever seen the cross symbol in any of the pamphlets. A few days ago I was looking through an article and there was a depiction of Jesus tied to a pole without the vertical bar of the cross.

So does the JWers believe that there was no cruxifiction because, simply, no crosses were used for that purpose? Instead a simple pole was used

What is the reasoning behind all this? Scriptural support ?

Bloop

Bree · 05-12-2003, 08:45 AM

I don't know. I have noticed that too, though.

Roller · 05-12-2003, 09:56 AM

Takle a look at this website. It should help!

Cheers!

kookiejar · 05-12-2003, 12:17 PM

I was talking to a JW and they said that displaying a cross is like displaying a murder weapon. Plus they think it was more likely a stake or even a tree than a cross.

05-12-2003, 04:22 AM	#1
Bloop Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Sweden Posts: 833	Question about Jehova's Witnesses and the Cross A few of my relatives are members of the JWs and from time to time I get the opportunity (humor me please...) to read a few of their tracts Awake and The Watchtower. I don't think that I have ever seen the cross symbol in any of the pamphlets. A few days ago I was looking through an article and there was a depiction of Jesus tied to a pole without the vertical bar of the cross. So does the JWers believe that there was no cruxifiction because, simply, no crosses were used for that purpose? Instead a simple pole was used What is the reasoning behind all this? Scriptural support ? Bloop

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05-12-2003, 08:45 AM	#2
Bree Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Twin Cities, USA Posts: 3,197	I don't know. I have noticed that too, though.

05-12-2003, 09:56 AM	#3
Roller Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland Posts: 658	Takle a look at this website. It should help! Cheers!

05-12-2003, 12:17 PM	#4
kookiejar Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 104	I was talking to a JW and they said that displaying a cross is like displaying a murder weapon. Plus they think it was more likely a stake or even a tree than a cross.

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