THE FACTS:
*The pythagoreans viewed the pentacle as a symbol of mathematical perfection some time around 3000 BC.
*Early CHRISTIANS used it to symbolize the 5 wounds of Jesus Christ. It is also used by CHRISTIANS to symbolize the five senses: smell, touch, taste, vision, and hearing. Don't believe me? Look it up!
*The Chinese use it to symbolize the health aspects: medicine, acupuncture, feng shui, and Taoism. Don't believe me? Look it up!
*In Arthurian Romance, it symbolized the five virtues Sir Gawain hoped to embody: noble generosity, fellowship, purity, courtesy, and compassion. Don't believe me? Look it up!
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Yes, the Mormons) began using both upright and inverted five-pointed stars in Temple architecture, dating from the Nauvoo Illinois Temple, which was dedicated on 30 April 1846. Other temples decorated with five-pointed stars in both orientations include the Salt Lake Temple, and the Logan Utah Temple. These symbols come from the symbolism found in Revelation Chapter 12, which says, "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." Don't believe me? Look it up!
*The Wiccans and Pagans use it to depict the elements (earth, air, fire, water) with the fifth point being spirit. The circle around it depicts unity, wholeness, infinity, the Goddess, or life. It is a holy symbol also used as a symbol of protection, a symbol of faith - identical to the cross, the star of David, the fish, the yin and yang, etc. Don't believe me? Look it up!
*** Now, with that being said, there are some satanists who use the inverted-pentagram (2 points up, one point down) as a symbol of their faith. (Notice I said pentagram, not pentacle!) This symbol is viewed as UPSIDE-DOWN compared all of the other symbold mentioned above. The one point up/ two points down symbol is referred to as a pentacle, with the inverted version refered to as a pentagram. Don't believe me? Look it up!
So, the next time someone criticizes, ridicules, chastizes, or otherwise attempts to accuse our beloved symbol of faith, point these facts out to them. If they don't believe you, tell them to LOOK IT UP!!!
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