Christian fish symbol

There were novelties with a religious theme, like gum in the shape of the Christian fish symbol.

And even less remarkable vehicles often carry tacked-on messages, from the Christian fish symbol to "Think Globally, Act Locally" bumper stickers.

Dewey, a fundamentalist Christian, also wore his red AIDS ribbon sideways during "Until There's a Cure Day" on Sunday, making the looped ribbon resemble the Christian fish symbol.

At orientation, when the rafters wrote their names on mugs, Libbi Hendley, 52, who owns a newsstand in Boone, N.C., with her husband, marked hers with the Christian fish symbol.

The players - who had drawn strength from Byrd's upbeat attitude all week, and who wore the ichthus, the Christian fish symbol, on their helmets with his jersey number as a representation of his faith - were overjoyed to talk to him after the victory.

The Christian fish symbol is on the signs in front of his business and a paraphrasing of a passage from the Book of John, "Unless you are born again, you can never get into the Kingdom of God," is on his Web site.

But to really understand the South today, it makes sense to visit Cobb County, a suburban Atlanta sprawl of glistening new malls, shady green subdivisions, lush golf courses and Chevrolet Suburbans bearing Christian fish symbols and "Rush Is Right" bumper stickers.