Clearly nothing is going to change your mind. Everybody has a right to my opinion, but they don’t have to accept it, so that’s OK with me.
But, for the sake of argument, suppose that the cross element of this advertisement was purposefullly contrived and the candidate is lying about it now, what would you think about that?
I know, I know, nobody likes to answer a hypothetical, but I ask you indulgence on this.
I have no problem engaging in a hypothetical. Let's just say that I would be so deeply offended, that I would likely drop any/all support for any candidate that attempted to engage in the type of activity (call it "subliminal Christian suggestion") that Huckabee is being accused of. It is using a Christian symbol (and by extension, Christianity) for self-promotion, while denying any consequence. Christ died for all of us, and not to become an impartial, third-party reference on someone's resume
Such subliminal Christianity would seem to promote the idea that "I'm too afraid to admit I'm a Christian, but I still want to wrap myself in its virtue for my own gain".
It is because I would consider it such an offense, verging on a 'deadly sin', that I need definitive proof that someone has committed it. It's that serious to me; and I won't make the charge lightly. (a parallel to this could be what has happened to the term "Racist" or "Racism". Both are so overused that I find the accuser as negatively as the accusee)
Hope I've been clear
Merry Christmas