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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 435107, member: 5833"]If it is a Christian/lions image, appears she is not in the arena but in the quarters where the cats stay between shows. At least it's not this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/64/2b/48642b202f0f682b7096fbf44f8121e1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the role of animals in the criminal justice system:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_ad_bestias" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_ad_bestias" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_ad_bestias</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Our girl is in a posture that does suggest she is communicating/interacting with unseen forces beyond her, but it is not a typical way of depicting someone at prayer or appealing for aid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This touch actually does suggest a Christian connection, as roses are associated with a number of female saints, as well as with Mary. Flowers, & their fragrance, that appear out of nowhere can indicate a sign, as in the flowering of Joseph's staff. The conventional symbol for a martyr is a palm frond. The flower could signify deliverance by divine intervention.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 435107, member: 5833"]If it is a Christian/lions image, appears she is not in the arena but in the quarters where the cats stay between shows. At least it's not this: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/64/2b/48642b202f0f682b7096fbf44f8121e1.jpg[/IMG] On the role of animals in the criminal justice system: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_ad_bestias[/URL] Our girl is in a posture that does suggest she is communicating/interacting with unseen forces beyond her, but it is not a typical way of depicting someone at prayer or appealing for aid. This touch actually does suggest a Christian connection, as roses are associated with a number of female saints, as well as with Mary. Flowers, & their fragrance, that appear out of nowhere can indicate a sign, as in the flowering of Joseph's staff. The conventional symbol for a martyr is a palm frond. The flower could signify deliverance by divine intervention.[/QUOTE]
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