My wife and I were walking our dog along Poundmaker Road and were stunned – literally stopped dead in our tracks – by the anti-Semitic/Christian graffiti that some mindless idiots have painted in red on a telegraph pole. “Jews,” book-ended by two inverted crosses has been plastered on a pole. According to gotquestions.org “The inverted cross was considered a Christian symbol. Recently, however, it is common for the upside-down cross to be used as a symbol of atheism, humanism, and the occult. Several black metal bands use an inverted cross to call attention to their supposed devotion to Satan. Upside-down crosses appear in horror movies such as The Omen and The Conjuring as a signal of demonic activity. The symbol crops up in tattoos, on pendants, and as a logo on T-shirts. Sometimes, it is accompanied by statements such as “Believe in Yourself,” “There Is No God,” “Black Mass,” or “Not Transformed.” In these contexts, the obvious intent of the inverted cross is to declare an opposition to Christianity. Turning the cross upside down becomes a means of denying the truth of Christ and mocking His sacrifice."
Somehow, when we see the world in the state it is in, this type of mindless activity doesn’t come as a surprise. But it does leave a very bitter taste knowing that in a community that prides itself on togetherness, family and community, we see a distinct lack of it by a few that will go to any length to place their vitriol in a public arena. It disgusts me.
David Ramsey, St. Albert
