From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sat Mar 30 2002 - 19:08:47 MST
dwayne wrote:
>
> spike66 wrote:
>
> > Is it bitterly ironic that the cross is a symbol of the most cruel form
> > of execution ancients could devise,
>
> Well, the Romans. Have a read up on the Assyrians for some over-the-top
> punishments. Amongst others.
> The Romans thought it hysterically funny that the christians used the crucifix
> as a symbol, and the use of the crucifix s a symbol of christianity was a
> major obstacle to acceptance of christianity in the upper classes, as only the
> most grotty of criminals were crucified, certainly not "decent" people.
Well, the cross was reserved for the men in most cases. The women slaves
and peons who resisted were generally impaled on a stick, crotch to
skull.
>
> > and the symbol euphamistically
> > referred to as a "crescent" is symbolic of an Arabic sword used
> > to lop off heads of infidels.
>
> I thought it was meant to represent the moon?
Everything in Islam has at least three different meanings. For example,
all this clatter about 'Islam' meaning "peace", when actually it is more
accurately translated as "submit" or "surrender". Not a sentiment that
any freedom loving individuals should ever consider laudable.
>
> > Red smiley it is. {8-]
Problem is that this is very easy to confuse with the red 'meatball' of
the Japanese. The Chinese and Koreans, at the very least, would object
to this being used.
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