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Isn't it really unimportant whether a piece of jewelry has a "little man" on it or not? Catholics have their crucifix with Jesus hanging on it; Protestants have their cross with Jesus having already been raised from the dead.

It ultimately doesn't matter what that jewelry has on it.

It's not "either-or" -- it's "both-and." Jesus died on the cross as a sufficient sacrifice. It's good to remember what he did there. That is the only thing Christians are encouraged to "boast" in. At the same time, Jesus is alive, the Holy Spirit is among us, we worship a living God.

This "crucifix/cross" discussion is ultimately pretty meaningless. Let's get beyond it and agree that Jesus' sufferings on the cross are a powerful message of the wrath and love of God, and his being raised from the dead is an encouragement, a demonstration of his victory over death, a promise of our future....

I agree with you. It does not matter if the image of Christ is on the cross or not.

All that really matters is that we embrace the cross just as Christ did as he struggled with it on His way to save us from our sinful ways.

In the movie, one of the thieves says to Him as He takes His cross... "don't embrace the cross!"

Well, it looked on the screen like He did embrace the cross almost lovingly.... well, now that I think about it.... IT WAS LOVINGLY, WASN'T IT?