Were the watchtowers on the city walls of Jerusalem symbols of Artemis? You are really grasping at straws now. Watchtowers were common in Bible times....it was a city's main defense, relying on the vigilance of the watchmen to warn of approaching danger. No security cameras in those days ya know.
It is clear to me that you are nosing around in a dirty trough to glean your misinformation....just remember that opposers did that to Jesus too. What is it worth? Are "ex's" always the best source of truth?
If you are so convinced that JW's do not teach the truth, then why are you going to these lengths to prove us wrong? Are we forcing our religion on you in some way?
If you have already made up your mind, do yourself a favor and write us off....we are obviously NOT what you are looking for. That's OK.
Since the Bible never uses the word "cross" for the instrument used to put Christ to death, and the symbol itself has very grubby origins, we will not use something that celebrated the male sex organ as a fitting symbol of Christ's death.
Why was the Egyptian ankh cross a "symbol of life"? Because it represented intercourse. The loop at the top was the female organ, the cross at the bottom was the male organ. Its is not something to connect with Christ's death especially when the "stauros" is not given a configuration in the Bible. Since we are told NOT to make images of anything to use as part of our worship, we refrain from idolizing anything.
Not to mention the bizarre concept of wearing a replica of the instrument used to put someone you love to death.
If Christ had been hung, would 'Christians' be wearing a little gallows around their necks perhaps with a small figure of Jesus hanging from the rope? Think about that for a moment.
Wedding rings, which are common in many cultures are not part of our worship...they symbolize marriage, which is something sanctified by God. There is no rule regarding them...some choose not to wear them. Its a choice.
A logo is not a religious symbol. Corporations use them. The Watchtower is a journal whose logo is representative of the magazine's role in our worship in this time of the end. It is a herald of the signs of the times.
The WTS is a Bible Society and a printery.
