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Originally Posted by Burninator
...it is surely not a universal marker for dead people as many road side memorials are not crosses, same with other memorials, grave yards etc.
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Part of the problem is inherent in this: there is no
universal marker, but I think the argument stands that a cross is still the most recognizable symbol for a commemoration of the dead in this society.
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Originally Posted by Burninator
I think as an increasing secular culture the cross should be dropped as a memorial because many of us are not Christian. I think it makes more sense to drop the symbol than drop the religious connotations.
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I think that that is fair. However, the problem is that symbols don't work that way. There is no committee to convene and decide upon what will become an appropriate symbol for communicating a given message. The decision to change a symbol would go down much like the Pepsi promotional debacle of a new national hockey cheer. Symbols are a part of our cultural memory, and as such, they tend to behave much more organically. If there is a change to be made, then I expect that it is not something that can only happen as the collective consciousness shifts.