Link to the Past
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Some extra context:
Yes, it is true that Nintendo seriously considered making Christianity the official religion of Hyrule as late as A Link to the Past, hence some imagery like the original game having a cross on Link's shield, a Bible--excuse me, Book of Magic--boosting another weapon, and the second game having a cross that let you see Moa enemies. I freely admit I would've loved to see what the series had done with this over time.
However, at some point between Link's Awakening and Ocarina of Time, they decided on the three goddesses' creation myth instead.
The church in Lttp was very obvs western orthodox/catholic/generic-christian themed too including the stereotypical music, I always assumed they didn't have crosses only because of NOAs no religious symbols rule.
Nintendo of America was always the most anti-Christian. You would think that using the sign of a cross to repel evil would be obviously regarded as fine. I know there was some legitimate desire to not create any controversy, but it clearly prevented any positive Christian imagery from appearing in the biggest trend at the time.