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Well, I'm happy that the people there have a new place to pray...
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This has always confused me anyway, I thought the First Commandment strictly forbade this, the Christian Cross even Jesus, though, I suspect that would be a special case scenario. Much as Islam forbids the use of symbolism (hence the crescent and star flag used to symbolise Islam is not actually legal under Islamic Law) the same goes for graven images in Judaism/Christianity?

 

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Originally posted by Flipside
This has always confused me anyway, I thought the First Commandment strictly forbade this, the Christian Cross even Jesus, though, I suspect that would be a special case scenario. Much as Islam forbids the use of symbolism (hence the crescent and star flag used to symbolise Islam is not actually legal under Islamic Law) the same goes for graven images in Judaism/Christianity?


I know there are some people (hardcore baptists, I [think)that think that; and indeed extend it to 'worship' of the Pope in the Roman Catholic church.

Although.... you'd have to be pretty desperate to worship that; it's like praying to a Rorschach ink blob.

 

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LOL it is more than a wee bit obscure.

So Christianity is like the Roman Religions then, simply picking and choosing the parts that suit it at the time and not applying what isn't even if it was the first rule given to Moses by God on Mt Sinai?

Edit : Not accusing here, there isn't a religion in history that hasn't, but strikes me as odd, the Cross has certainly struck me as a perfect example of what God didn't want people worshipping, a situation where the symbol becomes more important than what it represents.
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Those people need to get a life.

And on a more diplomatic note, taking such specimens as representative of Christianity is like taking DS as the representative of the FS community. :rolleyes:
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anyone in chicago willing to go down there and spray pentagrams all over the wall?
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anyone in chicago willing to go down there and spray pentagrams all over the wall?


:lol:
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Originally posted by Flipside
LOL it is more than a wee bit obscure.

So Christianity is like the Roman Religions then, simply picking and choosing the parts that suit it at the time and not applying what isn't even if it was the first rule given to Moses by God on Mt Sinai?

Edit : Not accusing here, there isn't a religion in history that hasn't, but strikes me as odd, the Cross has certainly struck me as a perfect example of what God didn't want people worshipping, a situation where the symbol becomes more important than what it represents.


All religions tend to be 'corrupted' by at least some of their followers, I think.  It's arguably human nature to simplify things by symbolising them....

 

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"...The quintessential quality of our age is that of dreams coming true. Just think of it. For centuries we have dreamt of flying; recently we made that come true: we have always hankered for speed; now we have speeds greater than we can stand: we wanted to speak to far parts of the Earth; we can: we wanted to explore the sea bottom; we have: and so  on, and so on: and, too, we wanted the power to smash our enemies utterly; we have it. If we had truly wanted peace, we should have had that as well. But true peace has never been one of the genuine dreams - we have got little further than preaching against war in order to appease our consciences. The truly wishful dreams, the many-minded dreams are now irresistible - they become facts." - 'The Outward Urge' by John Wyndham

"The very essence of tolerance rests on the fact that we have to be intolerant of intolerance. Stretching right back to Kant, through the Frankfurt School and up to today, liberalism means that we can do anything we like as long as we don't hurt others. This means that if we are tolerant of others' intolerance - especially when that intolerance is a call for genocide - then all we are doing is allowing that intolerance to flourish, and allowing the violence that will spring from that intolerance to continue unabated." - Bren Carlill

 

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No, I'm serious.  That's awesome :p
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Last edited by StratComm on 08-23-2027 at 08:34 PM

 

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Virgin Mary Under a Freeway Underpass
Looks like half of Spacedock ;)

 

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Virgin Mary Under a Freeway Underpass
Serious Overcompensation with that gun, sarny. :p
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Virgin Mary Under a Freeway Underpass
Is it just me or does the virgin mary look like a guy who needs sleep?