Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed over links to the Crusades
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1192153/Calls-Red-Cross-symbol-axed-links-Crusades.html
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Labour minister has sparked controversy by claiming that an alternative symbol is needed for the Red Cross because of the logo's supposed links to the Crusades.
Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant said that the historic emblem risked undermining the work of the humanitarian organisation.
His intervention came as MPs debated the adoption of the 'red crystal' - a diamond-shaped badge - to avoid the religious connotations of the cross and crescent symbols currently used by the international body.
(We need THE CRUSADES NOW)
Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant said that the historic emblem risked undermining the work of the humanitarian organisation.
His intervention came as MPs debated the adoption of the 'red crystal' - a diamond-shaped badge - to avoid the religious connotations of the cross and crescent symbols currently used by the international body.
(We need THE CRUSADES NOW)
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@remcorporation on twitter says "ART ALERT: Need 2 REVISE zee RED CROSS Logo? ( )"
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@PaperEnvelope on twitter says "I've heard it all now. Can someone please restore common sense"
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