It
took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross.
Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor
Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into
the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves
before batting, and candy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the
faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has
become a religion of the cross -- the gallows, the electric chair, the gas
chamber, in modern terms.
-- Philip Yancey
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