Hi All. Would a muslim be offended if i gave a St.Christopher pendant as a gift? The person is Turkish by the way. Do other religions recognise Patron Saints ?

Maybe a silly question but i really dont want to offend anyone or their beliefs, by giving this as a gift, if its not the done thing to do

Any advice,thoughts or comments on this would be most appreciated.

Janette

i dont know what u talking about but i have a question too & i hope u answer it.

have ramdan started in turkey or not?

thnx

Sorry i may not have explained the question clearly enough.

Not sure on your question either.... Sorry cant answer that for you.

Yes, 1st September

 Well,i dont know about others,but i guess i wouldnt be offended ´im Muslim´ but not Turk btw

İts your believe and you care about that person that much so you want to give him/her something holly,or spiritual ´for you´ to protect him,to ..mmm whatever the reason

İ remember i was taking a course,and i was having an exam and i was worried,so friend of mine told me he lighten a candle for me

İ thought it was nice.

But dont give statues or something like this,because mainly we dont keep statues in our homes.

 Why would you give a Muslim a Christian related symbol?  Would they understand the relevance of it?  I would be very careful about giving anyone a religious symbol, I personally would not like it unless that person was very close to me.  I would feel that the person is trying to push their religion onto me.

But it would be better to get opinions from Turks on this.

Thank you Canli. The person i want to give it to travels a lot, so thought it was appropriate to give a St Christopher pendant.

Also thanks for the advice on the statues, something i didnt know, learn something new everyday on here .

Thank you also Libralady. Never saw it like that...... forgive my ignorance here, but i really didnt know wether parton saints was followed by all religions.

So will re think the gift on that note. Thank you though for your thoughts and coments

 İf it was me,i wouldnt mind it,even i would think its nice,it shows your care,but also,i wouldnt put it in a holly position,i mean,i would treat it as nazarlık

İts something we ´grow up to THİNK not believe´ it keep the evil eye away,but still its not holly

İf thats ok by you,then i dont see a reason why cant you give it as a gift.

What´s wrong with a St Christopher?  It´s hardly a major religious symbol in Christianity is it? You might think twice about giving him a cross - but St Christopher is the patron saint of travellers and a St Christopher pendant seems a nice gift to give to someone who travels a lot - not much different to a Turkish person giving you a Nazar as a gift (and they often do!)