Scarejesus

I don't get why people display a crucifix. I'm not the first to discuss this by a long shot. You've probably heard other people mention this. But wasn't Jesus put to death on a crucifix? Being the Lord and Savior and human incarnation of God he's probably not vulnerable to PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). Even so, he can't be thrilled to see a cross. Then to make statues of him actually hanging on the crucifix... that's gotta be kinda threatening. Especially when he realizes that it's been 2,000 years and we're still carrying a grudge. No wonder he hasn't come back.

You want to scare off pirates? Hang the bodies of pirates you've captured in the harbor for the pirates to see.
You want to scare off messiahs? Hang the body of the last messiah up for messiah wanna-bes to see.

A crucifix is a sort of scarejesus. Like how one might stuff clothing with straw and stick it in the field to keep away crows.