While browsing the internet the other day, i accidently happened to come across an article/website that was of great interest to me. I had been looking at the new POD album
(Testify) and was thinking about some of the symbols and cool designs that POD have used throughout their albums
(i really like tribal stuff and symbols with meaning) anyway this particular site called:
'What about POD's occult symbols?' (by Dr Terry Watkins) was found when i typed POD symbols into the google search engine... Before you read on please take a moment to visit the site and reading thoroughly
(if you have time) by clicking
HERE
At first my heart sank as i read through the endless comments Dr Watkins made point after point denoting POD as a christian band or even as christians to a point. I was filled with fear in some ways as before me my fav band and yes even role models to a degree were torn apart piece by piece.
Before i start i would just like to say it isnt often i have controversial topics on my blog
(kinda cool huh!), perhaps thats because i dont like confrontation
(in this way ie typed on the net), or maybe its because i dont like being proved wrong, but then who does. When i came across this site though i felt i had to at least defend them in any way i could, it is very hard sometimes not to react in a negative way especially when someone is attacking or condemning something that is very close or special to you. I guess every now and then something just snaps you into action, whether in defence of your beliefs or to save something of value... And that is what i intend to attempt here...
Now when i first came across POD it was on a compilation album from a record company called
Tooth and Nail (a well known christian record label) i doubt they would just chuck any old band that claimed to be christian on their label...

The first point Dr Watkins raises is that of the Triquetra
(pictured above), he talks about how the triquetra or 'Holy Trinity' is used to represent The Father the Son, and the Holy Spirit in his words he says:
What does the trinity symbol mean?
The symbol is known as a 'triquetra' that is derived from ancient Celtic knotwork & adopted by Christians around St. Patrick's time as a symbol of the Trinity(Father, Son, & Holy Spirit). The interweaving lines represent One being in Three seperate, but equal parts. (Dr Watkins)
He even lists a bible verse to back up his claim Acts 17:29 i read the passage and this is what it says:
"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine is like gold or silver or stone-an image made by man's design and skill."Now having read that i thought hmm well, maybe it was meant to represent all the false idols and statutes that were being errected and worshiped as false gods. The idols that were not representing our Lord and Saviour but rather captivating the imagination of its creator and worshiped as 'a' god. Whereas the triquetra was designed to represent not a 'god' but three parts of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Its pretty hard to misunderstand who that is representing. I have also never seen the symbol raised on high and worship its a symbol that helps recognise christianity as Dr Watkins states in the quote above.
Below some differnt depictions of the triquetra:

And the meaning of Triquetra from the dictionaries point of view (a non christian non biased point of view)
The triquetra (often, triqueta) is a tripartate symbol composed of three interlocked vesica pisces, marking the intersection of three circles. It is most commonly a symbol of the Holy Trinity (Father, son, Holy spirit) used by the Celtic Christian Church, sometimes stylized as three interlaced fish:THIS IS BUT ONE POINT MADE BY DR WATKINS, I AM IN NO WAY FINISHED AND THERE IS MORE TO COME CHECK BACK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT:
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