Talk:Religion/@comment-31.23.88.188-20170420164605/@comment-26397825-20170423002140

I'm not saying the Chirstians don't have a right to claim the cross as a religious symbol. It's a major part of their belief, that Jesus died on the cross for everyone's sins in order to open the way to heaven for us all. The same goes for his crown of thorns, which is also seen as a religious symbol and is from the same moment in time. It's just harder to wear a crown of thorns as a piece of jewellery to show which religion you belong to.

It's just that crosses aren't always Christian, sometimes they're just crosses and sometimes they're punishment devices.