[plinyelder]

Here my friend is a lesson in the history of the cross and it isn't even from the JW's!

The Cross

[plinyelder]

The evidence for its pagan origin is so convincing that The Catholic Encyclopedia admits that "the sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles, greatly antedates, in both East and the West, the introduction of Christianity. It goes back to a very remote period of human civilization." It then continues and refers to the Tau cross of the pagan Egyptians, "In later times the Egyptian Christians (Copts), attracted by its form, and perhaps by its symbolism, adopted it as the emblem of the cross."

[Sporaticus]

Actually Plinyelder what do you think are the number of people who believe exactly as you do...that is the number of people who are taught just as you have displayed in that link to me.(http://www.thewordsofeternallife.com/cross.html)All those things contained on that page. My guess is very minute. A further guess is that it has always been minute. Yes I believe that you would always count a certain cross section of Christians as being in your camp. But there is hardly anyone that believes as you do. Your probably non-denominational and you have a ‘historic view’ of the lineage of the first Christians as being devoted to symbols
and practices of paganism and false gods and not being rooted in Christ. Of course this view, makes your beliefs all the more credible.

[Vendome]

thing is, I think the author of the article is inferring there was no cross and we know from the historical records there were.

[Vendome]

Sorry about that

Should read Implying not inferring.