Yesterday, Sunday afternoon, I saw a young lady, obviously going to the city centre here in Amsterdam, carrying a black linen shopping bag with an encircled A on it. That, unfortunately, may be part of the modern marketing mix of rebellion (think of Levi's advertising a riot just in the days of the #ukriots).
This A within an O was different however. It had an extra vertical line through the horizontal line of the A, making it a cross symbol.
She walked verry hurriedly, as if not wanting to miss a second of the modern day Sunday worship of buying, so I could not take the opportunity of stopping her to ask what this printed symbol was supposed to mean.
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Christian anarchism cannot possibly be that hip, can it?
Especially when you think that it is supposed to be critical of consumerism.
If anyone sees one...
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Here is some commercial "offering" but it is the Alpha-Omega type.
This comes closer to what I saw, see the illustration. The thing I saw yesterday was a bit more modestly looking.
Don't know if I should laugh or cry now.
I agree that's ironic, using a bag with a Christian anarchy symbol for retail therapy.
ReplyDeleteI personally do not see the need for Christian anarchist symbols. One of the issues with mainstream Christianity is that it relies too much upon icons, idols and symbols. I hope Christian anarchists do not fall into the same trap.
It is easy to rally behind a symbol, not so easy to make real change from within.
chuckle.
ReplyDeleteweep.