They're interesting and intriguing pictures for sure, Greg.

Now why should anyone be offended? People were being crucified long before Christ's time, and the cross certainly isn't an exclusive Christian symbol. Interestingly, I read some where that the cross was originally designed to represent a penis, therefore not just torturing and killing, but also humiliate the hapless victim.

Digressing, I often wonder how different Christian symbols would be if, for instance, Christ had been hanged rather than crucified.