Whether you're religious or not, everyone knows the story of Adam and Eve involving forbidden fruit laid out in the Bible -- and now Apple's iconic logo is being taken to task for being a symbol of that original sin.
CNET is reporting that Russian Orthodox Christians are up in arms over what they consider to be Apple's "blasphemous" logo. While the iconic branding has always featured the image of a familiar piece of fruit with a bite taken out of it, it seems only now it's being viewed as a symbol of sin.
The uproar was first noted by the Interfax Religion portal on a Russian website, which claim a number of Orthodox priests in the country believe the image of Apple's logo is "anti-Christian" and should be changed.
While that notion may seem absurd to Westerners, CNET notes that Russia's parliament has recently proposed some fairly draconian new anti-blasphemy laws. Should the issue catch their attention, it could threaten Apple's sales efforts in the country, which appear to be ramping up in recent years and could soon include retail stores.
However, Interfax also notes that Apple may have an ally in Russia in the form of the Yabloko political party, a critic of the country's efforts to create what it calls a "clerical-political state." It probably also doesn't hurt that Yabloko is the Russian name for "apple."
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onionsaregross
October 21, 2012 at 10:30am
I don't understand why this is news. I also read the original Russian article and there is no mention of any sort of movement or official backlash against Apple. All it simply says is that some believers, including priests, are modifying the backs of their Apple devices to put a cross there instead of the Apple logo, since a bitten apple can symbolize original sin. In this case, I would argue that it is CNET that's being inflammatory and reactive.
People bling out their iPhones all the time, but if someone does it with a cross it's a sign of oppression?
gmsquires
October 19, 2012 at 1:31pm
Besides the whole "apple" thing, most think that the snake was Satan which is incorrect. The snake like the "apple" is considered a symbol of knowledge. The snake is referred to several times in the OT as being the symbol for or representing knowledge.
As stated previously you can't reason though with fanaticism or dogma.
MacMike
October 19, 2012 at 11:06am
As superjosh said, no one said it was an apple. But let's just say we go with it being an apple for the sake of discussion. Who said the apple was from the tree of knowledge (which was forbidden) vs. from the tree of life (which was not forbidden)? They've made some very big assumptions here to feel outrage against something.
If they want to be outraged about something real, I'd love to see them blasting the Vatican for allowing their priests to molest children, something that surely is sinful.
robinthe4th
October 19, 2012 at 7:07am
How christian of them. Of all the crap going on in the world, this is what they are worried about? Besides, superjosh1977 is right. The bible doesn't say "apple", it said FRUIT. There is no reasoning with fanatics or fools,
superjosh1977
October 19, 2012 at 6:22am
If you look at the story of Adam & Eve you will find that the Bible doesn't even mention a specific fruit. So, we don't know if it was even an apple. The idea that it was apple comes from "Paradise Lost."
