More than 100 people were detained or arrested in connection with cross removals in 2014, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported. Another 38 were beaten or injured during protests.

THE controversial red crosses which lit up the Hobart waterfront during Dark Mofo last year are back and there is a noticeable difference — they are no longer inverted.

While watching the Boston Red Sox's regular season opener today, you might notice Christian Vazquez has a new tattoo on his forearm. It's a tattoo of Jesus.

Inverted crosses are also used as a symbol of the anti-Christ and many in the Christian community have expressed offence at the 20-metre-high art installations. Loading Instagram content ...

Walsh responded to the assertion from some members of Hobart’s Christian community that the crucifixes were “highly offensive” by saying: “I’d say about 50 things.

Non-Christian depictions of the cross The second piece of evidence is a bloodstone amulet from the late 2nd or early 3rd century, often referred to as the Pereire gem (named after a former owner).