Simbol + pada logo Hari Kemerdekaan PR

Tak sangka rupa-rupanya rahsia simbol logo sambutan hari kemerdekaan anjuran Pakatan Rakyat yang ke-55 pada 31 Ogos ini menggunakan lambang burung merpati.

Dan burung merpati pula adalah simbol agama Kristian. Adakah ia secara kebetulan atau memang telah dirancang secara halus oleh pihak tertentu yang mahu menggunapakai simbol ini?

Menurut kepercayaan Kristian, burung merpati melambangkan sebagai 'roh kudus', iaitu jasad ketiga tuhan Triniti dalam agama itu. Simbolisme burung merpati merah pula adalah berdasarkan tindakan "Christ redeemed Man with his blood".

Banyak ayat al-Kitab (terutamanya buku-buku Gospel) yang merujuk kepada burung merpati. Seperti Surah John 1:32

Ayat 32 John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 33 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit'. 34 "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God".

Matthew 3:16
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased".

Mark 1:10
10 Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, andthe Spirit like a dove descending upon Him; 11 and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased".

Luke 3:22
22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased".

Lihat juga bentuk kelopak bunga raya yang terkandung dalam logo Pakatan Rakyat. Bandingkan dengan nyalaan api dengan imejan burung merpati dan juga logo Ignite.

Hati merah suci merupakan satu lagi simbol penting dalam ikonografi Kristian.

Logo Hari Kemerdekaan yang direkacipta Pakatan mempunyai simbol burung merpati, hati merah dan kelopak bunga yang nampaknya macam nyalaan api Holy Spirit.

Burung merpati adalah lambang gereja. Ia juga simbol Kristian dalam lukisan-lukisan bercorak keagamaan serta digunakan sebagai hiasan popular untuk kad Krismas dan kad ucapan tahniah bagi upacara pengkristianan bayi dan kanak-kanak.

The Church: Dove as a symbol of the Church, the agent through which the Holy Spirit works on Earth.

Pentecost: Whitsunday, a feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ.

* Saint Gregory is generally shown with a dove on his shoulder, symbolizing inspiration or rather Divine guidance.

Baptism: The dove symbol occurs frequently in connection with early representations of baptism. In ancient times a dove-like vessel was frequently suspended over the baptismal fount.

Martyrdom: As a symbol of martyrdom it indicated the action of the Holy Spirit in bestowal of the fortitude necessary for the endurance of suffering.

Dove as a Christian symbol, rujuk http://www.jesuswalk.com/christian-symbols/dove.htm

Sudah berpuluh tahun negara kita menyambut Hari Merdeka. Cuba tengok logo tahun-tahun lepas (bawah).

Belum pernah ada logo hari kebangsaan yang serupa logo rekaan Pakatan Rakyat berjiwa Kristian ini. Simbolisme burung merpati terang-terang ikonografi Kristian dan asing daripada budaya tempatan kita.