The anchor with a fish was the first symbol of Christianity, not the cross.

The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was regarded in ancient times as a symbol of safety. The Christians, therefore, in adopting the anchor as a symbol of hope in future existence, merely gave a new and higher signification to a familiar emblem. In the teachings of Christianity the virtue of hope occupies a place of great importance; Christ is the unfailing hope of all who believe in Him. St. Peter, St. Paul, and several of the early Fathers speak in this sense, but the Epistle to the Hebrews for the first time connects the idea of hope with the symbol of the anchor. The writers says that we have "Hope" set before us "as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm" (Hebrews 6:19-20).

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01462a.htm

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Hebrews is considered a counterfeit.

By who? Nobody that matters.
 
The fish symbol was initially chosen because it was an unobtrusive form of identification for Christians to identify each other with, identifying friendly buildings and homes for traveling Christians and refugees, and linked to Peter, of course; they were essentially a secret society for hundreds of years in various parts of the world and couldn't operate openly, especially in the major cities. No mystery to it. Today many of the non-denominational sects use the fish, out of tradition and also a reminder of how tenuous their existence is these days of rising atavism and mindless persecution of Christians on the rise, and many do not use the cross, either. Some use the globe.
The fish & cross symbol used to buy and sell with other Christians in trade papers, yellow pages, and sign marquis fulfills Rev 13:13 on the beast.
-checkmate

You're mentally and emotionally retarded, so of course you run around spouting stupid shit all the time.
I'm not the one warning people that my business lacks reality,morality, or inclusiveness by displaying a fish or sign of death(mark of the beast) symbol.
Turn over any chess boards lately?
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