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It always amazes me how many things people don't like just because they view them as "Catholic"...
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It always amazes me how many things people want to see as being opposed to Catholicism when they aren't that at all.
Oh, come now. You think there aren't a serious number of people out there who don't like crucifixes because they're too 'Catholic'? Well you're looking at a former one.
...... huh?
First, what I said was that I am amazed how many people see anti-Catholics under every bed (to paraphrase an expression from the McCarthy era). I did not say that there isn't an individual here or there who sees things as you say you once did.
Secondly, I am just as likely to think that a person wearing a crucifix is a Lutheran as I am to think he's a Catholic. But the fact remains that to wear a cross is to make a statement about Christianity whereas a crucifix suggests that the wearer is making a statement about his or her denomination. Not all of those who do wear crucifixes are doing it for that reason, but some are. There's no such problem with the cross.
Thirdly, I do not have the burden of making sure that all my statements pass muster with the "Round Table " society.
Would you like to read that post one more time before framing your question? If you find that anyone said that every crucifix necessarily means that the wearer is making a statement about his denomination, we'll talk.it is a "fact" that those who wear a crucifix are making a statement about their denomination?
I don't see any reason to think it is. I know both Protestants and Roman Catholics who wear crosses.and it is not that with the plain cross?
But the fact remains that to wear a cross is to make a statement about Christianity whereas a crucifix suggests that the wearer is making a statement about his or her denomination. Not all of those who do wear crucifixes are doing it for that reason, but some are. There's no such problem with the cross.
I don't think there is. I thought carefully about that, but no, I don't think there's any automatic assumption that can or is made. It's purely non-denominational. If we were talking about a cross behind or above an altar or in some other location, it might be different.you say that there is "no such problem with the cross"
Well, they might, but that isn't the point. It doesn't send that message. And of course, we don't know, from the cross, who's who. It just stands for the Christian faith.I disagree, some people wear a plain cross specifically because of their denomination
First, what I said was that I am amazed how many people see anti-Catholics under every bed (to paraphrase an expression from the McCarthy era). I did not say that there isn't an individual here or there who sees things as you say you once did.
Secondly, I am just as likely to think that a person wearing a crucifix is a Lutheran as I am to think he's a Catholic. But the fact remains that to wear a cross is to make a statement about Christianity whereas a crucifix suggests that the wearer is making a statement about his or her denomination. Not all of those who do wear crucifixes are doing it for that reason, but some are. There's no such problem with the cross.
Thirdly, I do not have the burden of making sure that all my statements pass muster with the "Round Table " society.
1. I wasn't aware of Lutherans, let alone that Lutherans sometimes wore crucifixes.
Not aware that Lutherans wear crucifixes? Sure. I've personally known those who do. In fact, I have met a few who have made the point to me personally that they are Christians who prefer crucifixes to crosses and that it's not just Catholics who do. I can't say that these are typical Lutherans, of course.1. I wasn't aware of Lutherans, let alone that Lutherans sometimes wore crucifixes.
If you are able to meet a stranger in a mall, say, and notice that she's wearing a neck chain with a small cross hanging from it--and from this determine which denomination she's a member of....2. Wearing a cross is as much a symbol of certain denominations as a crucifix is, and wearing a crucifix is as much a symbol of Christ crucified as a cross. I imagine you did not read my pastor's sermon that I posted.
It all depends on if you are working around rotating machinery. If so, I would recommend not wearing either.
That reminds of the home improvement episode where Tim gets his shirt ripped off by a machineIt all depends on if you are working around rotating machinery. If so, I would recommend not wearing either.
Yup. I think they both make me look fat (spiritually).
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I've read one article where a guy equates them with "lying signs".
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