88. Considering the Cross — A Conversation with John Hilton III
Faith Matters
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The Crucifix and the Cross as Symbols of Christianity?
In the early three hundreds, emperor constantine has a vision. And in vision, he sees a cross, and jesus says to him, by this, you will conquer. Over the ensuing decades, constantine eventually converts to christianity. So up until the testant reformation, you have the cross as an accepted symbol. O kas, this is where the story, i think, gets really interesting. There seems to be a split. Some protestants thought the cross was fine. But other protestants viewed the cross and crucifixes as idolatry,. Many of those whowere puritans who are coming over to america. They talked about the idolat
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