About the 'icthys'

The Greek letters 'chi' X and 'rho' P, form the first two letters of the name "Christ." Crossed, these letters form a fish, which is related to Christ's miracle of the loaves and fishes (where he feeds 5000 people with 5 fish and 5 loaves of bread) - a metaphor or parable about the infinite availability of Spirit.

The Evolution of the Icthys

O ften, this: is embedded into the fish. These letters spell the Greek word for 'fish,' or 'i.ch.th.y.s.', which can also stand for Jesus(i) Christ (ch) God's (th) Son (y) Saviour (s).

Jesus - I h s o u V

Christ - C r i s t o V

God's - Q e o u

Son - U i o V

Saviour - S w t h r

'J' is rendered as I in Greek, so 'INRI' which is seen topping the crucifix, stands for (I)Jesus (of) (N) Nazareth, (R)Rex (king) (of the) (I) Jews. (The Parochial school joke has it that INRI stands for "I'm Nailed Right In!")

Here is another symbol we often see: . This is a reference to Charles Darwin, whose 1859 "Origin of Species" was the first scholarly work describing the evolution of humans from lower life forms. Since thinking about evolution causes Christians to foam at the mouth, rationalists use the 'Darwin Fish' to counter fundamentalist preachiness.

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So Many Christian Atrocities , and The Spanish Inquisition
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