I’m going to call it The Solidarity Cross.
The idea began last week with a post about a British woman who was fired for wearing a cross to work.
All these stories of Christian persecution, which range from verbal harassment to genocidal mass murder, lead us to the same questions. What would we do if it was us? What are we going to do to help them? And finally, how do Christians from all over the world, stand together?
Christianity bears the face of humanity. We are every race, almost all languages, cultures and climes. How do we stand together in the face of the growing persecution of Christians that exists at some phase of its continuum just about everywhere, including here in America and the rest of the so-called Christian West?
I think we should start small. With a symbol that can speak as clearly as words. That’s where the Solidarity Cross comes in.
The idea is simple and straight-forward: Christians should wear a cross outside their clothing in protest of the growing social hazing and economic discrimination directed toward Christians throughout most of the Western world. We should also wear it in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Christ who face violent persecution in much of the rest of the world.
When I first made the suggestion, I suggested just any cross. But the more I thought about it this week, the more I felt that we should try to wear a similar cross. The reason is that this makes a statement to anyone who sees it. It makes the point for us.
If we each just get a cross that suits our individual taste and put it on, those who see us will view it as nothing more than an individual gesture. They might think it is a fashion statement, or a personal statement of belief. But the message the you are standing in solidarity with your brothers and sisters in Christ in the face of Christian persecution would not show.
For this to have an impact, people have to know what statement we are making when they see our crosses. This is called “branding” in advertising and politics. It is often created with expensive advertising campaigns created by equally expensive ad agencies. God has not given us those resources.
But we can duplicate some of the things that make branding work. We can be consistent. We can be persistent. We can create a single symbolic cross that will be a symbol of our stand against Christian persecution.
The question: What should this cross look like?
I think it should be:
1. Inexpensive.
2. Easy to attach, such as a pin.
3. Distinctive.
What ideas do you have for this? I am looking for suggestions for what it should look like and how we implement this.
Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions?
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