Yes. Very comforting. Well he allegedly died for OUR sins... Wadda guy!
What better way to evoke guilt than to be reminded of that every day by the dead guy hanging from a chain around your neck .
Dave Allen had a really funny routine about the cross being a religious symbol and religion in general ...
Perfer the Bob Marley t shirt smiling face religion. Than the dead guy hanging on the cross
AND, apparently Christians never read the Old Testament wherein God forbids the worship of other gods and forbids the worship of idols. The NT tosses all that with a trinity of gods and adds in Mary for good measure, and puts a fictitious human being as a king and intercessor.
I’m not sure that the church would concur that it symbolizes love…..
Yeah, kind of, because Jesus died for us, doncha know!
Snytiger6 I was forced to attend every Sunday for the first 10 years of my life. I don’t recall the sermon where they taught us the crucifix was a symbol of love?! Unless they were referring to their love for Jesus…..