I do not know if you served your country or not ,Dave, but if you did,
one of the first items of information recorded about you was your
"religeous preference" . It is on file. It may even be noted in some
way on your dog tags, I am not sure. It's been a long time. This I do
know. You get the marker that describes who you claim to follow. It
is not a one size fits all thing.
Dave Hansen wrote:
it indicates that the deceased desired to be recognized as a
Christian
DAVEH: Whew.........that's a pretty broad brush you are painting
with, Terry. Do you think the guys who were buried in this cemetery
.........were asked if they wanted to be recognized as a
Christian before they died? To me that seems a bit of a stretch.
No one gets a
cross that does not want one.
DAVEH: Do you really believe that, Terry. Look at this
website............
............Over 9300 dead buried there. Do you think they refused
to bury the guys in Normandy who did not want to be recognized as a
Christian??? I suspect that if you died on the Normandy beaches,
and were subsequently buried there.....you got a cross whether you were
Christian or atheist. Do you disagree? (BTW....You will notice a
single Star of David in the middle forefront of the picture.)
Terry Clifton wrote:
In a national cemetery, Dave, you will see the cross over those who
claimed to be Christians and a star of David over those who were
Jewish. As I pointed out before, many people claim to be Christians
who are not. They are wannabees who have the desire but not the
faith. The cross does not guarantee that the person was born again, but
it indicates that the deceased desired to be recognized as a
Christian, and the government honored their desire. No one
gets a
cross that does not want one. I do not know what they put over a
Mormon's grave. Perhaps you could enlighten us.
Dave Hansen wrote:
DH, your assessment of the world's point of view on this is
neither
accurate
DAVEH: I assume you saw the picture of the cemetery with all the
crosses on it, John? (If not, I've posted it below.) Do you think
those crosses indicate that those buried below them are Christians?
Perhaps I am wrong, but as I see it most Christians are myopic in
their religious perspective. I think much of this is based on their
Biblical steadfastness in believing in the only true living God in such
a narrow sense that all others are of a minority status and their
perspective is not really relevant. Therefore, it is easy for
Christians who are surrounded by other similar thinking Christians to
perceive the world revolves around their Christian theology.
So, when most Christians see a cross, their immediate perception is one
of Jesus due to their lives being immersed in Christian culture, and
hence I believe they tend to impose their presupposed believes upon
others of whom they do not consider their cultural, historical or
religious background. (I have noticed a similar effect with the way
many Christians impose their religious perceptions on what they think
LDS folks believe....and often times simply get it wrong due to their
biases.)
Consider that only about a third (2 billion) of the world is
Christian, and two-thirds (4 billion) are non-Christian..........
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