I spent Friday night getting tattooed in Manhattan and walked around a bit afterwards in the Lower East Side. For those who are unaware, the Lower East Side is mainly filled with dive bars, tattoo shops, and off color shops and resurtants. I saw a lot of upsidown cross T shirts, or inverted cross T shirts. As most people assume, this upsidown cross is a sign of Satanism, or against god. I did some research when I got home for the origins of this symbol. It actually has nothing to do with Satan or Satanism. This symbol originated before 200 A.D, and this cross was originally known as "St. Peter's Cross". In the text written on this subject it is said Peter requested to be crucified upsidown because he did not believe he was worthy of being crucified in the manner Christ was. More info on St. Peter's Cross can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_St._Peter
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