Thursday, December 08, 2005
Painting The World Red
There's a new symbol set to join with the Cross and the Crescent: The Crystal. The Geneva Convention member states have voted by a 2/3 majority to approve the Red Crystal, a religion-free alternative to the Shield (or Star) of David, the symbol most commonly associated with Israel and Judeism. Arabs, of course, had a fit about that (even though their own Islamic Crescent and Christianity's Cross are both in use), and that led to the search for a less "offensive" symbol. Looks like Israel's emergency workers can now join the other "Red" protected personell. (Link)
