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Igel

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5. What would you say about an entirely aniconic Xian group?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2018, 12:33 PM

Apr 2018

No statues.

No crosses or crucifixes. (When they've had to go to another church for services, they throw a sheet over the cross that's already there.)

As for your observation, I think I've seen the point made before, but it's more one of emphasis in some denominations. You sort of inherit what you inherit, most groups don't much change traditions.

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Crucifix or Empty Cross? [View all] MineralMan Apr 2018 OP

Thats the first thing I noticed, as a Catholic, when I first visited calimary Apr 2018 #1

Yes. Most Presbyterian church sanctuaries are unadorned. MineralMan Apr 2018 #2

It also has a lot to do with the post-Reformation Protestants' rejection The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #3

I suspect that the attitudes about the crucifix are formed MineralMan Apr 2018 #4

What would you say about an entirely aniconic Xian group? Igel Apr 2018 #5

Yes. And some churches don't allow any music, either. MineralMan Apr 2018 #6

I can understand why they would do that. Mariana Apr 2018 #7