Comments on: Practical question for a radical: Yea or nay on pentagrams?

By: Tim "somasoul" Baer

Tim "somasoul" Baer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:56:16 +0000

That’s interesting, John. Did you know that if you look at a map of DC The White house sits on Hell’s Head? Congress Hell’s Feet? And The Supreme Court sits on Hell’s Crotch. I swear.

By: John

John — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:42:07 +0000

Did you know that the worlds most powerful pentagram is the Pentagon.

It is an inverted pentagram without the star points.
A powerful source of world-wide black magic.

It was also built on a site that was called hells bottom

By: jfisher

jfisher — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:05:32 +0000

What does it take to redeem such a symbol? I would highly admire anybody taking on that challenge. In my eyes, it would be a small step towards putting the world to rights -redefining or rescuing the face of an evil into a powerful pointer to Christ.

By: Skylark

Skylark — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:43:22 +0000

Thanks, folks. :) Since I couldn’t decide firmly “yes” or “no,” on wearing the necklace, I decided not to wear it for the simple reason if I don’t feel strongly, it’s probably not a good move. Instead, I’m going to hang it in my apartment or maybe use it in a windchime. If at some point I do feel strongly and can wear it with confidence, I can always start wearing it.

By: stevekimes

stevekimes — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:03:55 +0000

Everything we wear has a cultural communication. There is no such thing as an artifact that has a “permanent” meaning, it is all about context. If you would have wore a cross among the first century believers, they would have been confused, and some perhaps insulted. Not because they didn’t believe Jesus was crucified, but because a cross emphasizes the shame aspect of the gospel instead of the glory.

As far as a pentagram, it has many meanings, depending on the context. A “satanic” context would require the pentagram to be point-down, “upside down” or the “goat’s head” position. A pagan context could have the symbolic meaning of five elementals of the universe. A modern context could mean that you like heavy metal music.

So, in wearing it, you need to take into account two things– what does it mean to you and what does it mean to those around you. If it means nothing to you and nothing to those around you, then do as you please. If most of the people in your church see it as a satanic symbol and you don’t want to be associated with satanism, then that isn’t the best context to wear it– unless you want to spend your every moment in church explaining it to those who don’t understand your purpose in wearing it.

It isn’t wrong to wear it– especally if you just want to be “cool” or show your appreciation to your friend. But you might want to consider what it means to others around you.

Steve K

By: nicolas

nicolas — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:14:21 +0000

Personally, I don’t think it’s a big deal. If you like it, wear it. It’s possible you’ll get eye rolls and disdainful comments, but you can get those for wearing a cross (or Uggs) too. Anyone who actually engages you in conversation can quickly learn what your beliefs are, and it might even be a talking point (”Actually, Christians in the Middle Ages…”).

These days, a necklace probably won’t increase or decrease your opportunities to interact with people. Whatever we might think of how someone dresses, we tend to be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I vote go with what you like.

By: Skylark

Skylark — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:47:59 +0000

Yes. I do. It’s different—in a good way—than what I normally wear. I’ve thought about taking the pendant off and wearing just the chain.

I’ve also thought this is way too much thought to put into a stinkin’ necklace.

By: nicolas

nicolas — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:29:17 +0000

Do you like the necklace?