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Old 08-19-2010, 05:31 PM   #183
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop View Post
If I saw it in a war or disaster zone, I'd immediately think "oh, here comes first aid from a country with Christian roots" as opposed to first aid from a Muslim country.
And you would be quite wrong. The Red Cross is the accepted symbol for the organization in 155 of 186 member countries. Not all of those are derived from nations with Christian roots. Virtually every nation in Asia, for example, uses the Red Cross symbol.
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