Re: A Question for Atheists About Charity Organizations.

Uzytkownik "Christopher A. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisal w
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> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:24:02 -0800, "David V."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
[...]
> >The International Red Cross was started by two Atheist
brothers.

Not true. The International Red Cross was founded by Henri
Dunant, who  was not an Atheist, but an Evangelic Christian.
Apart from founding the Red Cross, he also did important work for
the Young Men's Christian Association, among other things.

> Who were Swiss, and the Red Cross is nothing to do with
Christianity -
> it's the reverse of the Swiss flag.

That is a conjecture which lacks historical backup. In the
minutes of the October 1863 Comference, where the emblem of the
Red Cross was chosen, no reasons for that particular choice have
been recorded. Also, no contemporary documents exist which shed
any light on the reason for this choice.

Regarding the symbolism of the Swiss flag: the red color
symbolises the blood of soldiers shed during battles which took
place in the 13th century in (and around) the canton Schwyz, and
the cross represents the belief in Jesus Christ. The Swiss flag
originates from that of the Swiss canton Schwyz, which had a red
background and a small white cross in the upper right corner.

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