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Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« on: Jun 18, 2012, 09:40:28 PM »
I sometimes see people wearing crosses several inches across. . . I don't think I have even seem a person wearing one who is conservatively dressed. They often give out the "I am easy" vibe.

Statistics already indicates that they are not well read in the bible but I get a feeling often from how they present themselves, they probably are not well read either. I think I could ask them questions about the bible and they would not be able to get the majority of such questions.

I am wondering what kind of meaning do they get out of it?
Some ideas I have been thinking about
1. It protects them from sinning
2. It gives them forgiveness for sinning
3. It makes them look "cool"
4. Makes them more likely to get laid   ???
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2012, 10:17:54 PM »
I thought this thread was going to be about those giant crosses I always see on the highway in my state.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 18, 2012, 10:30:37 PM »
Well, if you want to talk about those?
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 18, 2012, 10:49:35 PM »
They are the same kind of people that wear a giant ankh.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 18, 2012, 10:52:46 PM »
Haven't seen anybody with a giant ankh.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 19, 2012, 07:07:48 AM »
Didn't all of Black Sabbath wear rather large crosses?
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #6 on: Jun 19, 2012, 08:00:34 AM »
Quote from: Desert Fox on Jun 18, 2012, 10:52:46 PM
Haven't seen anybody with a giant ankh.

Not even in the 90's?
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #7 on: Jun 19, 2012, 08:33:03 AM »
I think 1-4 went a decent way to answering your question. 

 
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #8 on: Jun 19, 2012, 09:36:24 AM »
Quote from: Calinthalus on Jun 19, 2012, 07:07:48 AM
Didn't all of Black Sabbath wear rather large crosses?

Yes. I think they were actually made by Ozzy's father.

The band members wore them to fend off both the satanists and Jesus Freaks who assumed they were satanists (and would try to "save them").
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #9 on: Jun 19, 2012, 10:42:31 AM »
Phallic symbol.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #10 on: Jun 19, 2012, 10:47:40 AM »
Quote from: David E. on Jun 19, 2012, 08:33:03 AM
I think 1-4 went a decent way to answering your question.

They just give me a feeling like it is a magical talisman
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #11 on: Jun 19, 2012, 12:08:13 PM »
I forgot who said it, but I'm reminded of that quote about how if Jesus was executed in the 21st century, Catholic schoolgirls would be wearing necklaces with little electric chairs around their necks.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #12 on: Jun 19, 2012, 12:53:51 PM »
Quote from: Neon Genesis on Jun 19, 2012, 12:08:13 PM
I forgot who said it, but I'm reminded of that quote about how if Jesus was executed in the 21st century, Catholic schoolgirls would be wearing necklaces with little electric chairs around their necks.

Lenny Bruce.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #13 on: Jun 19, 2012, 01:35:08 PM »
Quote from: Neon Genesis on Jun 19, 2012, 12:08:13 PM
I forgot who said it, but I'm reminded of that quote about how if Jesus was executed in the 21st century, Catholic schoolgirls would be wearing necklaces with little electric chairs around their necks.

Symbols tend to be something that is simplistic to represent... the Jesus fish, the Darwin fish, the Rainbow, etc. My guess is that if Jesus was killed by electrocution people would use some other form of symbol to stand for Christianity.
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Re: Psychology of the Giant Crosses?
« Reply #14 on: Jun 20, 2012, 02:15:33 PM »
so that conservative nut-job Mark Dice and "The Resistance" can have something to rail against?

But seriously I think being part of a christian church is part of most black American culture, and big gold crosses have been a staple of black christian preachers for some time. It shows the congregation is doing something right if the preacher is so successful (I think that's how they view it).
Then the style was adopted by rap stars carrying on that as a symbol of success rather than a symbol of religious belief (see 50 cent) and teens emulate celebrities in fashion.

In short I think it's an end product of prosperity gospel and how fashion imitates fame.
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