[ducdriver]

Christians find this symbol very offensive, if they know from whence it comes.

PEACE SYMBOL or NERO’S CROSS: A broken, upside-down cross. To Roman emperor Nero, who hated and persecuted the early Christians, it meant destruction of Christianity. Revived in the sixties by hippies and others who protested nuclear weapons, Western culture, and Christian values, it now symbolizes a utopian hope for a new age of global peace and earth-centered unity. But many of heavy metal rock fans would agree with Nero and use it to mock Christ and His followers.

Source: http://www.radioliberty.com/Symbolsandtheirmeaning.html

[Freedom2specul8]

My dad made sure I knew it was a sign of the broken cross when I was very young. I didn’t know about Nero. Thanks so much for the history and link.

[wastedyears]

But many of heavy metal rock fans would agree with Nero and use it to mock Christ and His followers.

Not this fan of hard rock and heavy metal.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[Freedom2specul8]

I wonder if this guy got the idea from nero...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/08/malia-obama-cnd-t-shirt
“Since it was first sketched out by the British designer Gerald Holtom to accompany the Aldermaston march in 1958, the CND logo has become a universal peace symbol. Holtom, a conscientious objector during world war two,”