Religion Icons and my bowl of cereal

In today's society religion icons are around us 24/7 wither we know it or not. The cross being the most popular is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to just how many of these icons populate our culture. In my British Literature class all we do is talk about the references to religion and how most of the paintings in our book have at least one religious icon woven into it. Wherever you look you can somehow place a religious icon into it. It was funny because just the other day I was eating a bowl of lucky charms. I look down and notice one of the shapes in my bowl is of the "Jesus fish." I inform one of my friends of my discovery and he then proceeds to relate all of the non marshmallow shapes in my bowl to something religious. It was kind of a shock that my once meaningless bowl of cereal could hold so many important icons. They are all around us.... in cereal, paintings, literature, cars, TV etc etc. These icons have survived centuries and centuries only to be put into the most obscure places.