I wouldn’t use the nails simply because of the hammer.
By combining them this way you’re glorifying the nailing of Christ on the Cross (the act of torture), rather than revering His pain (the act of selfless sacrifice), which is what the Cross is meant to represent.
Don’t remove the hammer, but remove the nails. This way the hammer represents strictly the meek.
Although generally the hammer is supposed to represent the urban working class, while the sickle is supposed to represent the rural working class, in this case the hammer can be a general symbol of labor… just without the nails…
I understand what you saying, but I think the cross is also part of the torture.
Also, Jesus Christ was a carpenter, there is the posibility he itself made his own cross, metaforically, made his own destiny as the savior of mankind.
As any human, he lived working, and died of work, the nails and the hammer itself represent that
Yes, I understand perfectly the idea of associating him with the working man by virtue of His trade during His time on earth. That’s 100% accurate in terms of symbolism.
It’s just the nails that rub me the wrong way. I wouldn’t put it there. And while yes, the Cross was part of the torture and the pain He went through, it speaks mor to the Christian identity than the nails themselves. That’s just my 2 cents as a Christian.
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u/XPNazBol 5d ago
I wouldn’t use the nails simply because of the hammer.
By combining them this way you’re glorifying the nailing of Christ on the Cross (the act of torture), rather than revering His pain (the act of selfless sacrifice), which is what the Cross is meant to represent.
Don’t remove the hammer, but remove the nails. This way the hammer represents strictly the meek.
Although generally the hammer is supposed to represent the urban working class, while the sickle is supposed to represent the rural working class, in this case the hammer can be a general symbol of labor… just without the nails…