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Talks on new emblem for Red Cross
BBC News ^
| 09-13-05
| WestVirginiaRebel
Posted on 09/13/2005 2:44:08 AM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel
The Swiss government is hosting two days of talks in Geneva in an effort to agree on a new emblem for the International red Cross.
At the moment, the only two emblems recognised under the Geneva Conventions are the red cross and the red crescent.
Some countries are reluctant to use either symbol and want a new emblem which has no religious connotations.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: beyondstupid; cross; icrc; kofiannaniscorrupt; logo; purge; redcrescent; redcross; sick; switzerland
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
"They could just make it a red flag. At least then they'd be honest about their politics!"
Great point!
If they change the symbol, Christians should give to other organizations, like the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, or Baptist religions, instead of the Red Cross.
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posted on
09/13/2005 12:47:54 PM PDT
by
Sun
(Call U.S. senators toll-free, 1-877-762-8762; tell them to give Roberts an up or down vote.)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Shouldn't the Swiss start with their own flag?
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posted on
09/13/2005 12:49:45 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
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posted on
09/13/2005 1:19:15 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
To: WestVirginiaRebel; Coleus
The Swiss government is hosting two days of talks in Geneva in an effort to agree on a new emblem for the International red Cross. Won't they have to change the Swiss flag as well?
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posted on
09/13/2005 2:20:21 PM PDT
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Corin Stormhands
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posted on
09/13/2005 2:23:00 PM PDT
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Kermit the Frog Does theWatusi; redgolum
To: Irish_Thatcherite
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posted on
09/13/2005 4:16:25 PM PDT
by
Coleus
("Woe unto him that call evil good and good evil"-- Isaiah 5:20-21)
To: Aquinasfan; murphE
Talk about Chesterton!
No RED CROSS means NO MORE RED BLOOD EITHER! They can't have my white cells either, for that matter!
Frank
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posted on
09/13/2005 4:36:49 PM PDT
by
Frank Sheed
("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." ~GK Chesterton.)
To: evilC
The Christian cross has the cross bar about 3/4 way up, not in the center. There are multiple variations of the "Christian" cross - many of which are not the 3/4 version we normally think of in American Protestantism - but they are legit Christian crosses, probably more historically authentic than what we normally think of as "the" cross.
To: WestVirginiaRebel
I need say nothing. You said it all. But I will add, it figures. Sheesh.
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:52:21 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(It is all my fault okay?)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Maybe a debit card should be the new symbol.
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posted on
09/13/2005 6:54:22 PM PDT
by
handy
(Forgive me this day, my daily typos...The Truth is not a Smear!)
To: Fresh Wind
All they have to do is rotate the symbol 45 degrees. The "Little Red X" is a universally recognized symbol. But then it would look too much like "X marks the spot" for targetting. Remember that the primary purpose of the symbol is to mark medical buildings and vehicles as off-limits to targetting in wartime so they can be identified at a distance as such.
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posted on
09/13/2005 7:19:33 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: murphE
"There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions." - GK ChestertonTop flight post there, MurphE! That's precisely who these people are.
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posted on
09/13/2005 10:18:31 PM PDT
by
Maeve
To: Aquinasfan
Does anyone not see the hand writing on the wall?I soit'nly do.
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posted on
09/13/2005 10:22:11 PM PDT
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Maeve
To: ArrogantBustard
A New IRC SYMBOL:
Catching them red handed....
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09/13/2005 10:28:07 PM PDT
by
Maeve
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