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The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity. In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]
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A CTR ring is a common symbol of the Church. Members of the church may wear a ring with the Choose the Right shield to remind them to be righteous. When questioned on the subject of symbols, church president Gordon B. Hinckley said that Latter-day Saints themselves are the best symbols of their religion. [12]
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English: Religious symbols from the top nine organised faiths of the world according to Major world religions. From left to right: 1st Row: Christian Cross, Jewish Star of David, Hindu Aumkar; 2nd Row: Islamic Star and crescent, Buddhist Wheel of Dharma, Shinto Torii; 3rd Row: Sikh Khanda, Bahá'í star, Jain Ahimsa Symbol
Characters that fall in the "political or religious" category are given the "general category" So, which is the catch-all category for "Symbol, other", i.e. anything considered a "symbol" which does not fall in any of the three other categories of Sm (mathematical symbols), Sc (currency symbols) or Sk (phonetic modifier symbols, i.e. IPA signs ...
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Iconography found in Christian art; individual works should only be added if their iconography is complex, and covered at some length in the article on them. See also Category:Christian symbols Contents