Religious symbols and their meanings - Most religions have symbols that are representative of them. ... there is no particular design of the nine-pointed star that is used more often than others.

It also allows the Jewish Star of David, the Muslim crescent, the Buddhist wheel, the Mormon angel, the nine-pointed star of Bahai and something that looks like an atomic symbol for atheists.

The strange nine-pointed star atop the San Jacinto monument -- designed so that, from most angles, it looks like the five-pointed Lone Star of Texas -- is roughly 34 feet tall.