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“It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves before batting, and cancy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has become a religion of the cross--the gallows, the electric chair, the gas chamber, in modern terms.”

“I went one afternoon to the church of my childhood and had a vision of what I must have really meant with "Beat"... the vision of the word Beat as being to mean beatific... People began to call themselves beatniks, beats, jazzniks, bopniks, bugniks and finally I was called the "avatar" of all this.”

People Mean Church Vision Childhood Beats Afternoon Really Mean Beatnik

Book:The Portable Jack Kerouac

Source: The Portable Jack Kerouac

“Separation of church and state is the big club pulled out to beat back the Christians .”

States Bigs Christian Church Religious Beats Clubs Separation Church And State Separation Of Church And State

Author:David Barton

“Mom and sister played piano growing up; my grandma still plays piano in church. They always beat me over the head trying to get me to play piano, but I was more interested in riding dirt bikes and playing in the mud.”

Trying Stills Play Church Growing Up Growing Mom Beats Piano Riding Dirt Bike Mud Grandma My Grandma Dirt Bikes

Author:Dustin Lynch

“Cuban agents are assigned to a Catholic Church where their instructions are to beat, jail and intimidate the Ladies In White that attend Mass and who afterwards peacefully take to the streets calling for the release of their husbands, sons and fathers who are political prisoners.”

Political Father Church White Streets Son Calling Husband Mass Beats Catholic Release Agents Jail Prisoner Instruction Catholic Church Intimidating Cuban Father And Son Political Prisoners

Author:Marco Rubio