Reply #10: It's not nations, its religions [View All]

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The cross represents Christianity. I assume that the organization was probably started as some sort of Christian-related group. In Muslim countries they use the crescent which is the symbol of Islam. I don't see why Israel can't use the star, which is the symbol of Judaism. This way, all of the 3 major Judeo religions are represented and happy. In addition, if a Buddhist country wants to make it a red Buddha I don't see what's wrong with that.

I'm not saying that the red cross is anti-semitic, I just would like a good explanation as to why Muslim countries are allowed to use the crescent but not the other way around?