A Symbol for Mormons?

[_collegeterrace]

The Angel Moroni with trumpet is the typical symbol of Mormonism.

That's what they had at Burning Man this year:

[_Neo]

If Mormons are "Christian" like they claim to be, then why wouldn't they use the cross as their symbol as well?

I think the aversion to the cross came about in the early twentieth century when Mormons wished to distance themselves from Christians, who were bad mouthing them. Unfortunately, a side effect of this is the failure of even theologically neutral observers to not recognize Mormons as Christian, because the Angel Moroni is the icon next to the Mormon name in the world religions text books, rather than the cross which everybody recognizes as the universal symbol of Christianity. Our own petulance has shot us in the foot, so to speak.

I guess that is why they say:
You can't have your cross and wear it too.
Or was that cake?

[_harmony]

Our own petulance has shot us in the foot, so to speak.

Once again the wise lil penguin comes through with a gem.

Indeed, that which one generation abhors is exactly what the next generation craves.

[_Sethbag]

Why couldn't it be a seer stone? Would that be an unreasonable symbol?

The problem is these magic rocks can be decidedly unsexy. Oh look, it's a rock, it must be the Mormons!

[_moksha]

The problem is these magic rocks can be decidedly unsexy. Oh look, it's a rock, it must be the Mormons!

It would be like combining a biblical verse with a Barbara Streisand song: On this rock I can see clearly now...

The Mormons

[_Danna]

Found the military headstone symbol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:USVA ... emb-11.svg

Is it just me or does that trumpet look a LOT like a yard (long narrow glass with wide base for drinking beer out of, popular in military drinking establishment - at least ones I used to frequent). And the mouthpiece is wider than expected. It really does look like Moroni is 'doing a yard'. What do you guys call it - 'chugging'?

[_collegeterrace]

Whatever this comes from posted by Porter

If Jesus was killed by a .45 caliber bullet to the head would you wear that around your neck?

If the bullet was believed to be part of God's plan for mankind, yes of course Christian's would wear it around their neck.

We Mormons do not worship the dying suffering Christ, we worship the resurrected one! This is why we do not wear the symbol of the DEATH of Christ.

Total distortion of Christian belief with regards to the cross. Christian's wear the cross as a reminder of Christ's sacrifice and ATONEMENT for mankind.

And you wonder why I block your posts?

I saw your post when not logged in, so your posts were not blocked.

Did you take time to read my entire post?

The standard answers to that follows:

Which means STANDARD answers from Mormons. I know this because I was a Mormon for many years.

Why did I even reply to you? *shaking head*