And it came to pass that Peter Lairo wrote:
> Christopher Jahn wrote:
>
>>>>The Swiss may have done so, but they adopted the cross
>>>>from their faith.
>>>
>>>Really? Is that documented anywhere?
>>
>> http://www.swissemb.org/info/html/swiss_flag.html
>> (Thank you, Simon!)
>
>
> Here'e the *only* reference to "christ" on that whole page:
>
> "Already in the early Middle Ages, the cross was, more or
> less, commonly used on coins and seals *and*, as a symbol of
> the Christian faith, ..."
>
> So the Swiss cross *could* have come from the coins. That
> would explain the banking ;)
>
And the cross of the coins STILL came from Christianity. Peter,
you're making a circular argument.
IF the cross ISN'T from the christian symbol, WHERE is it from?
Why a cross for first aid?
>
>>>Since the "shape" of the Swiss cross is different than that
>>>of christianity (same-lenth arms & thick versus bottom leg
>>>longer & thin), and if the Swiss cross is unrelated to
>>>christianity, then the Islamic world will just have to
>>>learn the significant difference.
>>
>> No, they won't. Those who ignore history and the reaction
>> of various cultures to that history are the ones who must
>> learn to face reality.
>
>
> This is unrelatred to ignoring history. On the contrary,
> history shows that the two "crosses" are virtually
> unrelated.
Peter, YOU may choose to ignore the facts, but they are still
the facts, and the crosses most definitely ARE related.
>
>
>> In fact, there is a move to change the emblems of the Red
>> Cross/Red Crescrent to a more neutral Red Diamond.
>
>
> Wimps. ;)
Realists.
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