Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 21/12/2010 1:30 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >
> > You needn't look far for sensibility offending stupidity... read
> > usenet. No one makes you look at tattoos... I find folks displaying
> > religious items far more offensive than a nose stud... wearing say a
> > crucifix is far more a mutilation than a butterfly tat on a tit,
> > thumping a bible indicates your brain is mutilated.
>
> Crucifies are no more impressive to me than other religious
> adornments. Having a crucifix tattooed, burned or carved into your skin
> is mutilation. Wearing one is not.

It's a symbol of mental mutilation...
(so are other religious articles)