the cross around the neck is a symbol that people who believe in Jesus as the Son of God died on the cross for our sins because we would fall short of the glory of God so that we may have a chance at eteral life the cross is a strong and welcoming symbol but we need to remember that our Savior no longer resides on the cross but on the throne next to our Father if He was crushed by a boulder everyone would go in there back yards and find a rock drill a hole through it put a chain through it and where it so how wonderful is it to know that even though at that time he knew his actions would end with him facing as you put it the most cruel and humiliating type of way to die but our Father and Savior loved us so much that He layed down and took that punishment for us to death How Loved Are We!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!