October 4, 2012|11:35 am
Christians from Russia's
Orthodox community are demanding that the country's Apple
division remove the famous half-bitten apple logo from its
products and replace it with a cross, because they find
the apple image offensive to their beliefs.
In popular culture, an apple is often used to represent the
fruit that Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge when
tempted by the devil, as found in Genesis 3 in the Bible –
although the exact type of fruit is not mentioned in
Scripture.
Still, conservative Christians in Russia have insisted that
the logo should be removed and replaced with a cross, Xbitlabs.com reported from a
translated article from Interfax news agency.
The Russian conservatives may get their way and force Apple
to change its logo because of new laws being proposed in the
country's parliament on blasphemy and insults targeting
religious, spiritual, or national values. It is expected
that President Vladimir Putin will back the laws, especially
since the Russian Orthodox Church heavily supported him
during his election campaign in 2012. Besides replacing the
logo, conservatives may even stop Apple product sales in
Russia if they manage to convict the company of committing
anti-religious deeds.
Apple's iconic symbol has been in use in one form or
another for over 35 years. The first bitten apple silhouette
was introduced in 1976, and has undergone a number of design
changes to reach its current glass-themed logo, which was
introduced in 2003.
The Russian Orthodox Church has been quick to clamp down on any disrespect
or rebellion against its authority. The church was a leading
factor in having three members of the punk rock band Pussy
Riot jailed for performing a song against President Vladimir
Putin inside Moscow's main cathedral. Church officials have
called on the all-female group to repent for its blasphemy
and hooliganism.
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/russian-christians-demand-apple-change-offensive-logo-to-cross-82711/#uuwYAylcCcsQHkRW.99
