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Godless Dave · 06-22-2003, 09:25 AM

I was given this small piece of jewelry recently. I think it came from Ireland but don't know any details. I was thinking of wearing it as a lapel pin on a suit or sport jacket (for the one time every 3 years or so I wear one) but I can't decide if it will be interpreted as a Christian symbol. What do you infidels think?

Non-praying Mantis · 06-22-2003, 10:46 AM

Yep, I'd say it's a cross. It kinda looks like the cross that Presbyterians use (cross with a circle around the center).

I used to be Presbyterian.

NPM

Yggdrasill · 06-22-2003, 11:05 AM

Why don't you just wear it like an X? It would seem less like a cross.

Megatron · 06-22-2003, 11:33 AM

Yggdrasill's right... it would look pretty damn cool like that, too.

Godless Dave · 06-22-2003, 12:18 PM

Like this?

Oxidizing Material · 06-22-2003, 01:40 PM

Now it's Tic Tac Toe in a pin!

Monkeybot · 06-22-2003, 02:18 PM

It does look like a classic Celtic cross. Like this or this or this.

Zora · 06-22-2003, 08:07 PM

Wear it with pride! Seems the origins of the Celtic cross stem from Hinduism, the circle symbolizing the female and the cross the male (phallus). So, it is a symbol of sexual union. That's one interpretation, anyhow. Might open up some interesting discussions with a Christian or two.

The Lone Ranger · 06-22-2003, 09:25 PM

If you wear it in the "+" style, there will inevitably be those who will interpret it as a Christian symbol.

On the other hand, cross symbols have been used by quite a lot of different cultures, including Native Americans, and long predate Christianity. So if you like it, who cares?

Cheers,

Michael

fried beef sandwich · 06-23-2003, 12:10 AM

Trim off the edges and you can be an X-man.

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06-22-2003, 09:25 AM	#1
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	Is this a Christian cross? I was given this small piece of jewelry recently. I think it came from Ireland but don't know any details. I was thinking of wearing it as a lapel pin on a suit or sport jacket (for the one time every 3 years or so I wear one) but I can't decide if it will be interpreted as a Christian symbol. What do you infidels think?

06-22-2003, 10:46 AM	#2
Non-praying Mantis Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Roanoke, VA, USA Posts: 2,646	It's a cross... Yep, I'd say it's a cross. It kinda looks like the cross that Presbyterians use (cross with a circle around the center). I used to be Presbyterian. NPM

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Zora Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 571	Celtic cross Wear it with pride! Seems the origins of the Celtic cross stem from Hinduism, the circle symbolizing the female and the cross the male (phallus). So, it is a symbol of sexual union. That's one interpretation, anyhow. Might open up some interesting discussions with a Christian or two.

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06-22-2003, 11:05 AM	#3
Yggdrasill Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kongsberg, Norway. I'm a: Skeptic Posts: 7,597	Why don't you just wear it like an X? It would seem less like a cross.

06-22-2003, 11:33 AM	#4
Megatron Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York Posts: 5,441	Yggdrasill's right... it would look pretty damn cool like that, too.

06-22-2003, 12:18 PM	#5
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	Like this?

06-22-2003, 01:40 PM	#6
Oxidizing Material Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 2,069	Now it's Tic Tac Toe in a pin!

06-22-2003, 02:18 PM	#7
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	It does look like a classic Celtic cross. Like this or this or this.

06-22-2003, 09:25 PM	#9
The Lone Ranger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Eastern U.S. Posts: 1,230	If you wear it in the "+" style, there will inevitably be those who will interpret it as a Christian symbol. On the other hand, cross symbols have been used by quite a lot of different cultures, including Native Americans, and long predate Christianity. So if you like it, who cares? Cheers, Michael

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