The Christian Cross Analysis

The cross, it may seem to be something so simple, yet the Christian community, and other bible believing communities, treat it like it is the air they breathe. Why is something so facile, so salient to a society of people? The Christian community finds the cross to be their solitude; the cross is their symbol of freedom from torment, and the love God has for them. Just as the American flag shows American citizens freedom, or the Statue of Liberty told the immigrants they were safe. The cross tells the Christians that they do not need to worry about what will happen after death anymore. They believe God has them and will not let them fall into an eternity of torment. The Christian community holds on to the cross with vigilance and will fight
To answer this question it is best to look into the holy book, the Bible. There are many different forms of the Bible; the most commonly used are (KJV) King James Version, and (NIV) New International Version. Both of these bibles contain the same story but with different forms of language. The NIV Bible is in a more modern language versus the older language in the KJV Bible, In the Bible, the cross comes into play with the crucifixion of Jesus;
“And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, if thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. (KJV, Luke, 23:39 -
One of these cases is that of Lautsi v. Italy in 2011. The case was originally filed by Ms. Soile Lautsi, who was suing on her own and her two school-age sons’ behalf. Ms.Lautsi’s children went to public school, and the school, like all public schools in Italy, had a crucifix displayed in the classroom. This concerned Ms. Lautsi because Italy had mandatory education. She believed that the display of the crucifix was depriving her of the right to raise her children as she wished to. However, the crucifix had been displayed in Italian schools for more than a hundred years. In 1861, Article 140 of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia’s Royal Decree no. 4336 required all schools to display a crucifix. In 1985 the Italian State stripped the Catholic Church