Carlin
Who?
suggested taking down all those highly placed crosses to encourage a Second Coming.
On what Scriptural basis is someone making this claim?
''Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.'' - 2 Peter 3
There are ways to hasten the coming of the day - one is by fulfilling righteous prophecies (God forbid the faithful fulfill unrighteousness) - for example preaching the gospel to the whole world (Matthew 24:14). Another way is by praying in the way the Lord Anointed himself taught (Matthew 6:9-13 - see ''your kingdom come'').
That instrument of torture isn't a welcome mat! Even wearing one shows blatant callousness toward what He was forced to endure in order to fulfil his role as Scapegoat. Celebrate His life and teachings, not His death.
Not all denominations wear crosses, usually the more faithful ones do not (especially the more ''ornamental'' ones). Protestants don't worship crosses. Those churches that put simple crosses over buildings or literature usually mean to symbolize their faith in the forgiveness of sins by Christ's death.
It isn't Scriptural or advised, but it doesn't go against Scripture, I think.