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By: jd wolfe

jd wolfe — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:18:22 +0000

ALAS, I went to Hobby Lobby and could find no metal or plastic peace sign charms. I’ll have to look farther afield and won’t have time to do that before this Monday – Martin Luther King Day. However, if and when I find one, I’ll crochet around it and post it here – so please check back.
jd

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:23:08 +0000

KEN,

AS USUAL, YOU BRING A PLEASING PERSPECTIVE.Â YOU’RE ALWAYS SO POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE.Â THANKS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

JD,

I like the fact that you were inspired enough to actually try to think up something as a sign of respect for the man and what he stood for.

Too many people just offer lip service, few actually try to do something.

If we just share’s one’s own thoughts towards what he stood for, that’s half the battle.

I applaud you….

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:33:05 +0000

WELL, SHARON, I CAN’T DISPUTE YOUR HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I HAVEN’T RESEARCHED IT. I’M NOT CHRISTIAN EITHER, BUT I HAVE RESPECT FOR CHRISTIANITY AS WELL AS OTHER RELIGIONS. I WILL ADD THAT I KNOW THAT THE MEANING OF SYMBOLS CHANGES OVER TIME – OR ARE CHANGED. THE MUCH HATED SWASTIKA WAS, AT ONE TIME, A SYMBOL OF PEACE IN ANCIENT HINDU PRACTICE. THE BUDDHA USED IT TOO – AS HE WAS A HINDU. I CERTAINLY DO NOT WISH TO OFFEND CHRISTIANS OR ANY FOLLOWERS OF DR. KING, OF WHOM I CONSIDER MYSELF ONE. BUT, I STAND BEHIND MY CHOICE OF THE USE OF THE PEACE SYMBOL. I WAS A YOUNGSTER DURING THE 1960′S WHEN THIS PEACE SYMBOL WAS A WELL RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF JUST THAT – PEACE. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT.

I’m very uncomfortable with any use of this symbol, especially relating to Martin Luther King, Jr. who was a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Perhaps you aren’t aware of the origin of this “peace” symbol. Here’s a brief synopsis:

The “peace symbol” has occult or anti-Christian associations and was used for a symbol of death. A fifth century illustration depicts St. Peter crucified upside down in this shape. The inverted crucifix was known for centuries as the “Nero cross,” from the Roman reign of Emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.) who persecuted, tortured, and murdered Christians throughout his reign. In the middle ages the “Nero cross”: was adapted by Satanists for use in rituals.

As a pastor, I don’t believe Dr. King would approve of such a symbol used in the celebration of his life.

Some “food for thought” as they say.