Macdonald of the Isles Double Headed Eagle

[macwilkin]

Ron,

Respectfully -- the badge is the crest of the Chief, not a personal symbol. The cross you speak of is the crest of the Chief of the MacDonald's coat of arms.

By wearing the chief's crest badge, you are not indentifying yourself as a Christian just because you are wearing a cross, you are identifying yourself as a member of the clan by wearing a symbol of the Chief, who is the father of the Clan.

btw, I'm not finding any double-headed eagles as crest badges for the MacDonalds -- several of the various Chiefs of the branches have an eagle on their personal arms, but that is not a "clan symbol", it belongs to the Chief.

You could always wear the plant badge of the MacDonalds, which is a sprig of heather, but again, by wearing the badge, you are not endorsing a religion, you are saying that you are loyal to the MacDonald Chief and thereby the Clan.

The cross wasn't always a Christian symbol it's much older. The cross itself is a symbol of protection, and also represents our life on Earth intersecting with the AfterWorld (Heaven, Sumerland, UnderWorld, etc.)

Considering Heraldry was introduced to Scotland much later than the pre-Christian era, one can hardly make this claim that the cross of the MacDonalds is a "pre-Christian" symbol.

Cheers,

Todd