No, the Jerusalem Cross is not a symbol of white supremacy or Nazism.
Under normal circumstances, this statement is self-evident. Everyone — literally everyone — knows the cross is first and foremost a Christian symbol. But these aren’t normal circumstances.
‘Deus Vult’ and the Jerusalem cross are uniquely Christian media with over 1,000 years of use among Christians.
In the days following Pete Hegseth’s defense secretary nomination, bad-faith critics have attacked Hegseth for two specifically Christian tattoos on his body.
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The first, on his right bicep, is a tattoo of the words, “Deus Vult,” which in ecclesiastical Latin means “God wills it.” The second tattoo, located on his chest, is of the Jerusalem cross.
The Jerusalem cross is a large cross surrounded by four smaller crosses in each of
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