Is the Cross secular?
August 8, 2008
Memorial for Dennis Lund, who may or may not have been Christian.
Jason at the Wild Hunt has a story about Utah placing crosses by the roadside to honor slain state troopers. Lots of non-Christian groups, including Americans United, are offended by the placement of these crosses and sued to get them removed or replaced. But a judge ruled against them late last year saying the cross is a “ secular symbol of death.”
“Placing crosses by the side of the road” sounds fairly innocuous. But these are not the small florist jobbies you’re used to seeing. They are twelve-foot installations. And they are used whether or not the trooper in question was Christian, Jewish, anything (or nothing) else.
This latter point is the most telling. Is Utah trying to honor its slain troopers? Or is it using their deaths as an excuse to remind visitors that Utah is Jesus’ country and the police do the Lord’s work?
These aren’t memorials, they’re threats.
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August 8th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Then there shouldn’t be any problem with burning them as another secular symbol.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Well, I think that would still be arson, destruction of public property, etc. Unless it was the State of Utah doing the lighting.
August 8th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Hi TF,
The crucifix is a Christian symbol that is based on the deceptive recasting of the ancient wisdom symbol, the cross. The cross (and ankh…), for thousands of years before Christianity, symbolized the four elements. This is something that Christian Rome has tried to bury throughout most of its history. There is a very important reason for this. The proper understanding of the ancient wisdom symbology of North Africa (Egypt, Nubia, Judaea, etc.) completely disproves the Christian fantasy.
Rome commandeered a whole host of ancient symbols and spread false meanings and interpretations to hide dangerous (to them) truths and wisdom. After they stole and recast North African and Judaean texts and concepts, which became the Three Faiths of Abraham, they worked for centuries to hide the meaning of ancient wisdom symbology on every continent they conquered. They imposed various deceptions and ignorance to hide the truth, so people could be more easily duped (and browbeat) into following these religions and giving them great wealth and power. So far, it has worked like a Machiavellian charm, but that is about to end !!!
Follow these two URLs to truly understand the lies and deceptions. They are both long “open letters,” but I think that after reading both of them, you’ll have a much better understanding of the truth.
Open Letter to Religious Leaders
Open Letter to Atheists and Skeptics
Peace and Wisdom…
August 12th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Use of the cross in Mormonism has historically been discouraged, and that is one of the characteristics that sets them apart from Christian churches. Recently, they have appeared to soften this position, sometimes stating that the cross is too sacred for common use, sometimes pointing out that the resurrection is more important than the death of Jesus, and sometimes referring to the Garden of Gethsemani is the proper focus when thinking about Jesus. Actually, in the past the use of the cross has been regarded by Mormons as a sign of apostasy.
The very visible use of crosses in this heavily Mormon state at this time may be more political than religious. Mitt Romney, an influential Mormon from the original five families, is on the short list for VP on the Republican ticket, and it would probably suit him to be considered a Christian.
August 12th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I remember the use of the cross being understated in the Presbyterian church to which I went when I was young. And I remember being told that this was because of the whole “Do not make false idols” commandment. That seems to be the same reason the Mormons don’t like using it as a symbol. And that seems to be the case for a lot of the Protestant religions, save Baptists and maybe Episcopalians.