Posted on 06/10/2009 12:35:12 PM PDT by C19fan
The red cross, the international institution, does not use the symbol of the red cross because of any connection to the crusades, or indeed for any religous reason.
Its just a reverse of the Swiss flag, in honor of the man who founded it.
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