Crosses and Such

My friend Cro has a provocative post on the wearing of Christian crosses and the meaning of such jewelry.  I commented that I sometimes wear a little medallion of Green Tara, but inconspicuously.

However, I do have what some would consider to be religious art in my home.

I like Mexican folk/kitch religious art.  Here I have a little altar to the feminine, as I like to call it.  Not only to we have La Virgen de Guadalupe, but Mary, and White Tara, and other female symbols of fertility.

I also love my cross made out of bottle caps, below.  And tin art of all kinds gets me going.

And none of this, despite appearances, means I'm Christian.  But sometimes guests do wonder.

But I really liked Cro's question, which is, why do people conspicuously wear religious symbols like the cross?  What do you think?

I find it obscene that the Pope and other Catholic higher ups wear giant gold crosses.  Feed the poor, as Jesus instructed.  One of those cross necklaces would go a long way to alleviate suffering.

But that's me.

And some, like me at times, like to wear a talisman, something to remind them of their relationship with God, the Goddess, the Buddha, Jesus, etc. etc.  I see the star of David infrequently.  But maybe that's regional.  I see rainbow jewelry and clothes worn for gay pride.  Is it kind of the same thing?  We dress to express, and when someone recognizes, "Hey, there's another Jewish Buddhist Lesbian!" then we have connection.

There are lots of Jewish Buddhists Lesbians, you know.  I guess they are thrice blessed.