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Religious Symbols as War Memorials
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RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials
September 25, 2012 at 9:06 am (This post was last modified: September 25, 2012 at 9:09 am by Red Celt.)
Not a problem for me (and I'm an anti-theist). The past is the past. That's how things were done then. I mean, should we tear down Stonehenge, because we're not run by druids, any more?

Thankfully (for the UK), the Cenotaph (our main war memorial in London) is a big block of shaped rock. When it comes to *new* monuments, then yeah, that'd be highly questionable.
(September 25, 2012 at 8:05 am)Tiberius Wrote: An obelisk is a traditional memorial statue that has no religious overtones.

Ooo... well, now... originally, obelisks had white caps to reflect the sun. They were related to the Aten (the sun god).
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Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by festive1 - September 24, 2012 at 10:50 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by kılıç_mehmet - September 24, 2012 at 10:54 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by festive1 - September 24, 2012 at 11:03 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by kılıç_mehmet - September 24, 2012 at 11:08 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Erinome - September 24, 2012 at 6:03 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Tiberius - September 25, 2012 at 8:05 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by festive1 - September 24, 2012 at 11:12 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Kayenneh - September 24, 2012 at 1:41 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Minimalist - September 24, 2012 at 2:32 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Brian37 - September 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Brian37 - September 24, 2012 at 2:34 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Faith No More - September 24, 2012 at 2:44 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Tino - September 24, 2012 at 4:29 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by festive1 - September 24, 2012 at 4:45 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Darkstar - September 24, 2012 at 4:55 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by festive1 - September 24, 2012 at 5:06 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Polaris - September 25, 2012 at 12:52 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by jonb - September 25, 2012 at 7:22 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Red Celt - September 25, 2012 at 9:06 am
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Tiberius - September 25, 2012 at 12:45 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Faith No More - September 25, 2012 at 2:41 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by cratehorus - September 25, 2012 at 2:49 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Faith No More - September 25, 2012 at 3:28 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Darkstar - September 25, 2012 at 5:16 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Faith No More - September 25, 2012 at 8:01 pm
RE: Religious Symbols as War Memorials - by Minimalist - September 25, 2012 at 8:05 pm

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