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https://youtu.be/EUmYHLwrbv0 Watch this video of a call to unify around a symbol. Unifying around a symbol of God is a fine notion indeed and I'll look for the patch. (But if not this symbol then what?) Many could run the risk of turning the symbol of the wrongful execution of Christ by torture, into an Idol of the Godless. Before you (generally addressed) wear a Christian symbol you ought to at least know the foundations of our Faith and certainly, be a believer on Christ Jesus as the resurrected Son of God. At the very least know what's at the...

JAMES the Greater Also known asone of the Sons of Thunder; Jacobus Major; Iago; Santiago Memorial25 July; formerly 5 AugustProfileSon of Zebedee and Salome, brother of Saint John the Apostle, and may have been Jesus' cousin. He is called "the Greater" simply because he became an Apostle before Saint James the Lesser. Apparent disciple of Saint John the Baptist. Fisherman. Left everything when Christ called him to be a fisher of men. Was present during most of the recorded miracles of Christ. Preached in Samaria, Judea, and Spain. First Apostle to be martyred. The pilgrimage to his relics in Compostela...