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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

The period between "This is the torture device that was used to kill Jesus" and "This is the symbol our religion uses" must have been an interesting one.

Especially because information didn't travel very quickly in the ancient world. So, imagine you're a follower of Jesus from Damascus or something and you don't know of this new trend. You make a trip to Jerusalem, and you see people walking around wearing the torture device used on Jesus and think: "oh, these guys must be enemies of my religion".

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

A fish was the first Christian symbol.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It probably started as a 'fuck you' and spread like that.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It looks like it was in common use by around 200 CE.

That’s around the time we get one of the oldest depictions of Jesus, which is most definitely not intended to be flattering:

Fun fact: Jehovah’s Witnesses deny that Jesus was killed on a cross, and instead believe it was a stake. Crosses are as pagan as birthday parties.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, could be. Like gay people taking "fag" and "queer" back, or black people taking the n-word back.