tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post114686759275545303..comments2024-02-10T00:21:03.699-08:00Comments on Embracing the Risk: No Cross in San DiegoMarkChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783588922999884233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-1147335644723735032006-05-11T01:20:00.000-07:002006-05-11T01:20:00.000-07:00the subtle war being over which religion is preval...<I>the subtle war being over which religion is prevalent.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree, Kevin. It appears to me that rather than "no establishment of religion", the rule of the day has become "no establishment of the majority religion". Schools can celebrate minority religions and include their symbols, but not the majority religion (at least, the <I>perceived</I> majority religion). Christianity is currently perceived to be the majority religion in America, so it is the restricted party. Frankly, I think either humanistic materialism or nihilistic atheism is the predominant religion, but since those aren't perceived as <I>religions</I>, but as <A HREF="http://www.xanga.com/mark_congdon/419962632/item.html" REL="nofollow"><I>scientific truths</I></A>, it is quite acceptable for our government to propagandize them.<BR/><BR/>That's at least the way it appears to me...<BR/><BR/>MarkMarkChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783588922999884233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-1147319357257822202006-05-10T20:49:00.000-07:002006-05-10T20:49:00.000-07:00... of course then some Bible student would reveal...... of course then some Bible student would reveal that Jesus may have died on a post rather than a cross, and then people would wear toothpicks around their necks, while a few would sue those who erect sticks on public ground.<BR/><BR/>Are the Korean War veterans generally Christian? Do they object to the cross? Would we be honoring them by publicly dismissing (or not acknowledging) their most fundamental beliefs?<BR/><BR/>I wonder at the meaning of "religion" and its sticky relationship with "culture". I wonder if religion isn't actually ubiquitous, with the subtle war being over which religion is prevalent. I wonder why it seems that most of the people who sue to remove Christian symbols are Atheists.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244577723092436958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-1147198969732652382006-05-09T11:22:00.000-07:002006-05-09T11:22:00.000-07:00I wonder what would happen if they added a piece t...I wonder what would happen if they added a piece to change the shape of the cross, or removed the crossbar and left the post. That's what I'd do, LOL. Wa-la . . . no more cross.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-1147192641002770422006-05-09T09:37:00.000-07:002006-05-09T09:37:00.000-07:00It is really nonsensical to me, especially since i...It is really nonsensical to me, especially since in that context a cross isn't even a religious symbol, IMHO. A cross to mark a grave or commemmorate a death isn't standing for Jesus, it's representing the dead person, KWIM?<BR/><BR/>Also, there are <A HREF="http://www.designboom.com/history/cross_2.html" REL="nofollow">so many</A> different <A HREF="http://www.logon.org/english/s/p039.html" REL="nofollow">types</A> of crosses with different histories and meanings that singling out one is a bit odd--although I guess there would probably be some furor about a swastika. <BR/><BR/>But, like you said, this type of cross is a general cultural symbol more than a religious or ideological symbol.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.com