[Magdalen] Church layouts, was Re: Religion Without God

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Very true all around!

The different crosses are symbols, and a symbol means what the individual
decides it means.  Even the sign we know as a swastika is also a symbol of
other things in other cultures.

The empty cross symbolizes very different things to different people, as we
have found here.

Would that we could demonstrate facts as such; unfortunately, my perceived
fact is just rubbish to someone else.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Well, since the Christus Rex is the oldest form of crucifix, and since
> "empty crosses" were used as Christian symbolism hundreds of years before
> the Medievals thought of putting a dead body on it, I guess everyone's
> mileage varies.  It would be nice if we all respected the preferences of
> one another, rather than mocking them.
>
> ​It's kind of like some people unilaterally deciding to misuse the word
> "myth" to denote "falsehood," and attach it to whatever they wish, as if
> they "knew" what is in fact, fact about the crucifixion.​
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 7:17 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > An empty cross doesn't speak to me of resurrection
> > (although an empty tomb might).
> >
> > An empty cross says
> > "ha! You call yourself a Christian?"
> > -M
> >
>