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Singer Rihanna sports an upside-down cross on her jacket.Fashion has taken an evil twist.
Or has it?
In celebrity circles and for some big-city fashionistas, inverted or horizontal crosses worn as jewelry or imprinted on clothing are turning heads (but not spinning them, a la “The Exorcist”). While some folks view the trend as anti-Christian, others say it’s just the opposite.
“The upside-down cross doesn’t bother me much,” says local musician Jimmy Tawater, who was raised in an Episcopal church and still attends St. Martin’s Episcopal Church on East Brainerd Road. “It was St. Peter’s request that he be crucified upside down for he did not feel worthy to suffer in the same manner as his Lord.”
Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael Jackson, have been photographed wearing inverted crosses on their clothing.