Fashion Statement or Religous Symbol ?

[jstreete]

i'm Catholic. and although i'm not very religious because i disagree with a lot of the things that have to do with catholocism and their past. i am very spiritual. i take the symbol/sign of the cross very seriously. i have a white gold rosary necklace that i wear all the time. i don't find it offensive that others wear a cross as long as they feel it means something to them. don't think of it as a fashion statement but as a way of expressing your respect for its symbolism.

 

[ilovelouisvuitton]

agreed with what noriko stated there

 

[JAP4life]

Being Jewish, I'm uncomfortable wearing anything that might be construed as a cross (even Tory Burch stuff). To me, it's about respect for my own beliefs and others'. But when I see people (like Oprah) wearing big blingy crosses, I usually assume it's more about fashion than religion.

I feel the same way..although I love the maltese crosses by Konstantine...my dad isn't to thrilled when I bring one of those home..and honestly, I feel a bit uncomfortable if I wear them ..only because I don't want people to assume that I am a religion that I am not or that I am not proud of judaism..a lot of people don't "believe" me when I tell them that I am jewish, which IMO is one of the most ignorant things to say to someone..

 

[Kellybag]

I'm also in the minority and don't think crosses should be worn as a fashion statement. I agree with Leah, there is a deep meaning behind the cross and to wear it as a fashion statement is disrepectful.

Pretty much agree here. I don't get offended, but I don't think it is proper.

 

[winternight]

I was raised in a duel-religious household and wear both religions' symbols because they both have meaning to me. I try not to wear things that have spiritual/religious meanings to other people/cultures of out respect. Actually, I was in a strange position where a friend asked if it was 'ok' that she get a tattoo of Islamic art, I didn't really feel like it was my place to approve or disprove of such a thing but I wasn't completely happy with it. I wasn't offended but I just think sometimes people wear or buy something that has deep meaning and "consume" it in a shallow manner - that and there is a lot of tension in the US against things Islamic lately. The point about Hinduism another person raised was really interesting to me. I've always really visually enjoyed looking at the various Hindi gods and godesses but I never bought any representations of them, i.e. tee shirts or posters or sculptures because it didn't "feel" right to "consume" them as a fashion statement. It is a little strange to me to think that people would wear the cross as soley a fashion statement, symbolically its rather like wearing a hangman's gallows, or some other death symbol, leaving aside the spiritual significance for a Christian.