Breitbart – by Chris Tomlinson
Volunteers have criticised the Red Cross charity after receiving a communication telling them to remove crucifixes from the walls of their branches as the organisation looks to become more secular.
The Belgian branches of the international aid organisation received an email from the Provincial Committee of the Red Cross in Liège to remove all crucifixes. André Rouffart, president of the Red Cross in Verviers, said: “We were asked to respect the principles of the Red Cross”, and not to distinguish between race or religious belief 7sur7 reports.
Mr. Rouffart said there had been pushback from volunteers and other members on the issue but downplayed the issue, saying: “I think it’s a storm in a teacup.”
Several volunteers spoke to Belgian broadcaster RTL and expressed hostility to the move, with one saying: “Let things remain as they are. We used to say ‘Christmas holidays’, now it’s ‘winter holidays’. The Christmas market in Brussels has become the ‘Winter Pleasures’.”
“For a certain part of the population — because of the Muslims — the crosses were removed in the Red Cross houses and, more particularly, in that of Verviers,” the volunteer added.
The Once Respected Red Cross is Enforcing PC Tyranny: Withdraw Support Now http://t.co/4j33qx3OpZ pic.twitter.com/sGIVILL3Q9
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The order follows the proposed removal of a cross in France which was located above a statue of Saint John Paul II in Ploërmel, Brittany. The move sparked outrage among many and led to the Polish and Hungarian government offering to take the cross.
“Such measures must be regarded as attempts to do away with the continent’s civilisation and culture,” commented Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó.
After France orders cross removal, Hungarians ask: “Is everyone entitled to religious freedom except Christians?” https://t.co/fkCRaN2ZfK
— Jack Montgomery (@JackBMontgomery) November 3, 2017
In Ireland, Catholic priest Father Desmond O’Donnell has called on Christians to abandon the word ‘Christmas’ entirely, saying that the commercialisation of the holiday had replaced the original Christian meaning.
While old Christmas traditions being replaced, others have emerged — including anti-terror barriers wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper and bright red bows in the city of Bochum, Germany, to prevent radical Islamic terror attacks like the Berlin Christmas market massacre of December 2016.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/04/belgian-red-cross-demands-branches-remove-crucifixes/
Yes, you shouldn’t offend the Muslims, the wetbacks, or anyone else who’s preparing to attack you.
You’re supposed to be politically correct, invite them in, and make them comfortable before they hack off your head.
Don’t you have any manners?
Says the company who’s symbol is a “RED CROSS”!
The hypocrisy is astounding.
Maybe they should change their name if they are so intent on being “secular”.
Well, why not? After all, Red Cross is only guilty of stealing millions in donations for legit efforts (Haiti, Harvey, Katrina, the 1987 Saragosa Tornado my mother-in-law nurse-medic helped out in…)…why not deny Jesus Christ? And are Hungarians the only sane white folks on Earth now?
As for Christmas–Christ was NOT and could not have been born on December 25 (but a lot of pagan gods were) because December is NOT the time of the harvest in Israel or anywhere else except maybe down under–but one that “keeps Christ in Christmas” should be able to celebrate His birth, regardless. (According to Bible scholar Bullinger, Christ was conceived on Dec. 25, which is entirely possible, and born on late September or October, at the time of harvest.)