Facebook just told Christians they're not allowed a 'cross' button

[SecularMotion]

Source: Indy100

Conservative Christians who were demanding a cross reaction emoji on Facebook have been left disappointed by the social media giant.

In June Facebook unveiled a rainbow flag reaction emoji which allowed users to celebrate and honour the LGBTQ community.

Needless to say, people really liked it.

The move was a part of Facebook’s efforts to spread love and diversity online during Pride month, which to be honest is something the Internet needs more of.

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[jmowreader]

2. It's more of Feuerstein's bullshit

Joshua Feuerstein is slimier than Donald Trump, and that's no mean feat.

[Leith]

8. Oh, Jeeze, Feuerstein

That explains a lot.

Right in the article is a FB post showing all the icons available for use. Why isn't that enough?

[Odoreida]

3. They can still embed an image of one, no? n/t

[Jazzgirl]

5. Who cares!

n/t

[Odoreida]

13. I don't care much, but ...

... but if someone like that is reading this thread I want to do the charitable thing and help them stop hyperventilating.

[IronLionZion]

4. I bet those Christians are feeling cross

they should create a conservative version of facebook for these people.

[Honeycombe8]

7. I don't use FB. What use is an emoji? For posts a user posts on his page? It won't spread love.

If a user uses it to respond to an anti-gay marriage poster, it will be used to antagonize and irk him.

I wonder why no cross, then? I'm not religious, but I don't see the difference. If you let one group express his group, then why not another, as long as it's not negative or non-pc? A cross is certainly about spreading love at least as much as an LGBT emoji.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. People react to things on Facebook by clicking "like"; FB recently added several more options.

They include a sad face, a "wow" face, an angry face, and a heart for "love." During June, in certain geographic areas and in some cases only if you requested it, they added a rainbow icon you could use to "react" to other people's posts. It was definitely used on some conservative Christian posts to irk and antagonize, and it was hilarious.

[Honeycombe8]

10. Oh, yeah. I've seen that. I see. Odd they'd allow one group & not another. nt

[crim son]

18. It was for Pride Month.

Nothing permanent.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

19. It's not an "allow" thing; Facebook added the Pride emoji on its own, as part of some other Pride

month offerings.

[freddyvh]

11. i guess for those who are bitching....

they forget that Facebook is a business.
they can run it how they want

if someone wants a cross emoji, start your own website

[PatrickforO]

12. Well, I can see how Facebook might have done that.

Because conservative Christians, well, don't seem to actually BE Christians.

Honestly, they have almost turned into a hate group. At least some of them have. We always seem to be hearing about some ignorant pastor blaming gays for earthquakes, etc. I mean, a young lady in my own state is suing for the right to discriminate against gays - asking for the official 'right to hate,' you know?

The other thing, is that when someone tells me they are a Christian, I hurriedly button up my wallet while my mind races to find some excuse to leave when the proselytizing begins.

Like Yuval Harari says in his book Homo Deus, "Religion is a deal. Spirituality is a journey."

[mdbl]

14. If Jesus really existed as he was described in the bible...

and assuming he would use the cross as his symbol, I don't think he would want that emoji on facebook anyway. But hey, who follows Jesus anyway?

[Vinca]

15. I can't believe this is even a "thing."

Bill Maher is totally correct about the dumbing down of America.

[milestogo]

16. Its a Roman execution symbol.

[jdadd]

25. I'd like an electric chair emoji....

[milestogo]

28. I'd like a firing squad symbol

[7962]

17. If they allowed a cross, then they'd likely be asked to allow a satanic symbol as well.

And so on and so on. The rainbow flag isnt religious, so its not the same.

[FSogol]

21. Can we respond to their cross with a lion emoji?

[John1956PA]

26. I know it's not meant to be a satanic symbol, but Facebook's existing devil emoji is creepy.

Here it is:

[we can do it]

20. More fake xtian lies. Who cares.

[gilbert sullivan]

22. I've wondered for 50 years why christians (or anybody else) think it's sane to essentially worship

an instrument of torture. I think the guy who observed "...if Jesus had been executed in the 19th century,
christians would be putting replicas of the electric chair on their buildings and wearling little miniature
models of it around their pious necks..." got it right.

[FakeNoose]

23. They can type their own cross

It's on every fontlist in America just about, it's in Wingdings, capital-U.

There fixed it for you. No need to make an emoji.

[GulfCoast66]

24. But being a victim is so much fun

And in their mind they are suffering just like their savior

[Not Ruth]

27. I found it

It is in purple and with similar Star of David, peace sign, and crescent moon buttons.

[RussBLib]

29. boo hoo!

Christians are just so persecuted in America. /

[maxrandb]

30. Is there a Flaming Cross

For Trump voters?

[yellowcanine]

31. If they allow a cross button, we need to demand a FSM button.

Just sayin.' Blessings on her noodlely appendages!