In much of East Africa Copts have a cross tattooed between the eyes so they won't forget who they are.
Once more the English authorities imagine the world revolves on their dime.
Archbishop is right. When taking religion completely out of the arguement, the archbishop wins. If I were a non-muslim getting a photo I.D. and tried to cover my hair/face with a headscarf, I would be asked to remove it. On the other hand, if I was wearing a modest necklace, would I be asked to remove it? I don’t think so.
What would these people know about what is and isn't a "requirement" of the Christian faith? My bible instructs me to follow my conscience and if an individual's conscience require them to wear a cross in order to remember to keep God's precepts in all their thoughts and actions then it is a requirement.
I’m looking up for the big “reset” asteroid.
Instead of bombing Iran, we should bomb London for trying to destroy Western Civilization. I guess we don’t need to,though. Having there crappy country destroyed will be punishment enough.
This, from the same guy who submits to the idea that shariah law in Britain is "inevitable."
Sounds like a case of making nice to the future overlords. Well... your new masters will still want you dead, Mr. Williams.
Would it be a sin (spiritual or temporal) to tattoo a cross to your cheek?
All the enmity against Biblical Christianity taking place nowadays is evidence to me that Christianity actually is the true religion.
What other belief system has done so much good and had so much hatered and contempt poured upon it lately.
Of course the Jews have historically had a lot, so I don’t mean to dowgrade their experiences. But, I may be wrong, still it seems to me that Jew-hatred was far more ethnically based than based on their particular belief system.
I’ve been seeing these ‘anti-crucifixion” articles recently and wondering exactly where does Jesus or G-d command that I must keep & “venerate” any symbols to prove my faith to G-d? I have no symbols in my home nor as bumper stickers on my car and I don’t feel any less faithful to G-d. I’m pretty keen on Jesus’ words as well as intertestamental history and nowhere am I commanded to worship symbols. In fact, the last time I checked it was the “worshipping & keeping” of symbols that initiates evil.
But then again perhaps I’m less of a faithful follower because I don’t walk around boasting to everyone through the jewelry I should be wearing or boastful symbols I should be plastering all over my house.
For me this whole issue isn’t an issue because is doesn’t need to be. It shouldn’t matter what trinkets and idols are taken from someone, if their faith is true then it’s an internal thing that can never be taken from them. Otherwise it’s just a weakness to be exploited by evil.