European Court to decide if Christians can wear a cross at work
 

Yeah, I can really see Christians, not just Christians, but all kinds of people that wear the cross, abiding by this ban if it were to happen.

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Have to love the fact that both of the link headlines (and, I am sure, almost all of the reports about this) miss out the word "openly".........

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I'm not too bothered if someone wants to wear a cross.
the only people who are bothered are the ones who think it may offend somebody. or they are actually offended by it.

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I wonder if this is a way for Christians to get a "required religious item" that they have to wear to prove they are Christians as currently they don't have one and are feeling a little left out .:D

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I bet they wish they could re-write the Bible and put "thou should wear the symbol of Christ at all times" :)

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And yet does it not say in the 10 commandments that 'thou shall worship no graven images'?

So why would anyone HAVE to wear a cross?:confused:

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I always found it odd that they would want to wear a model of the item supposedly used to kill him. :confused:

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That's actually quite a good thought.
another one is what's the symbol for God. why only a symbol for Jesus?
if he didn't die on a cross and was cremated or something, then what symbol if any would there be?

it's also quite interesting that the cross is the only symbol there is.

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Some forms of Christianity (Catholicism etc) blatantly break this commandment. But if someone is following the Bible to the letter, no image, person or item is needed for worship, prayer etc.

It symbolises the sacrifice he made for us. Again, there's no requirement for it.

I certainly have never felt the need to wear any sort of symbol of Christianity.

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I love it when you publicly display your encyclopedic knowledge on such matters.

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waits for Gary to ask what that is all about?

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What'll they do when someone decides to have a cross tattooed on their face? Make them wear a mask? :erm:

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Is that from the fishes and the bread story?

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What, you mean you don't know? :eek:

It symbolises that as well us Jesus asking us to be 'fishers of men'.

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no just a big hoody :D


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The Romans persecuted the Christians and it became dangerous for them to meet. So the Christians devised a secret code. They drew half a fish in the sand. If a person completed the fish, they knew he or she was a believer too.

Then what?

Us?
He chose several fishermen to be his disciples and declared he would make them "fishers of men"

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I've altered my post as so you might not embarrass yourself in public next time ;)

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:google: :D

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A Dawkins-esque atheist simply cannot keep quiet even in matters which do not directly concern them :)

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Nah, just lightening the mood a bit :)

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My point still stands :angel:

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There are plenty of Christian symbols out there - go a google image search - regardless of what anyone tells you, the Bible (if someone cites it as their source) says nothing about any image, item or person needing to be present to be a Christian.

This court case IMO is more about "What's good for Muslims/Sikhs/whatever is good for us".

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Woodlands Junior School website, actually....;)