Holy Sh*t
The only thing to see from Oklahoma City to Colorado Springs is the largest crucifix in the Western Hemisphere.
So there's that.
posted by kate @ 8:08 AM
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So there's that.
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That's Christastic!
She was at a Ku Klux Klan meeting, and she didn't even know it -
Actually that is just a cross, not a crucifix.
What's the difference? Seriously, I'm curious.
A crucifix has an image of sorts, of Jesus on it. A cross is empty of that symbol.
Just goes to show - those g*ddamn Texans don't know shit.
The boys woke up as we passed their false advertising and said, "What state are we in?" Husband said, "Texas. See the lower case t?"
They used that on the concrete Christ in Rio de Janiero. And, I believe, on Brad Garrett from "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Impossible. Brad's taller
A crucifix is usually a Catholic symbol, which is a cross with the body of Jesus upon it. The Protestant symbol as shown in your blog entry is the cross without any adornment.
If I might be so bold as to expand on the crucifix cross thing allow me to explain my understanding of the different symbols.
Catholics have the crucifix to symbolize the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross. Therefore, an image of Jesus is on the cross while being crucified. Catholics also believe in the resurrection of Jesus. Catholics use symbols more prolifically than do Protestants. They also pray to saints as well as to God. Jesus on the cross representing the crucifixion is akin to a statute of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Protestants have the cross that does not have the likeness of Jesus upon it. The significance of Jesus missing from the cross symbolizes the resurrection; therefore, He is no longer on the cross. Protestants use far fewer symbols than do Catholics and typically do not pray to saints. If Jesus is on the cross then Protestants do not consider that a proper depiction of Him. Jesus being missing from the cross symbolizes a living Jesus.
Additionally, to many Christians, including Catholics, the resurrection is what makes Jesus divine.
Remember Kate, we Christians adopted him from Judaism, the mother religion of Christianity. Therefore, He belongs to all of us. If I were writing from a Jewish point of view, I would only have to change to a lower-case "he" to mean the same thing.
Goader for God
Mazel Tov
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