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Old 02-16-2005, 11:52 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by martinguerre
hmm...

i guess i would ask/recommend/advise that you not wear it.

it's not that the jewlery in and of itself is sacred, but the idea of the Cross is. and if you don't have an attachment to the idea, it's at very least strange to wear it. it's a symbol of death. would you wear a silvered electric chair around your neck if you thought it pretty?

i don't mean to be rude...and i wear a cross myself. but the choice to do so came after a prayerful deliberation of what it meant, and why i was doing so. the cross is the sacred moment of Christian life...and i should hope that it be treated respectfully, even if by those who do not consider themselves Christian.

there is plenty of jewlery that will appeal to the eye, and make you look beautiful...
It's only a symbol of death if you take it that way. I might consider wearing one because the cross/crucifix is a symbol of ultimate human sacrifice, and a symbol of selflessly giving to others.
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