From: "Glenn Meadows" 

And the Red Cross is supposedly changing it's logo to not offend the
radical islamists, to a Red Box (looks like a jewel).

Isn't the "Red Cross" the international symbol for medical service???

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Glenn M.
"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
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> Shades of the Proctor and Gamble logo brouha.  At least American
> fundamentalists limit themselves to economic jihad against the symbols
> of infidelity.
>
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:33:48 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote:
>
>>A  sacrilegious spinning swirl? . What next a jihad on children who eat
>>the
>>swirls?  Next we'll have complaints of offensive clouds
>>
>>
>>http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1951292005
>>
>>Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts
>>
>>JOHN INNES
>>
>>
>>THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after
>>the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim.
>>
>>The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and
>>branded it sacrilegious, threatening a "jihad".
>>
>>The chain is being forced to spend thousands of pounds redesigning the lid
>>with backing from The Muslim Council of Britain. It apologised and said:
>>"The design simply represents a spinning ice-cream cone."
>>
>>The offending lid was spotted in a branch in Park Royal last week by
>>business development manager Rashad Akhtar, 27, of High Wycombe.
>>
>>He was not satisfied by the decision to withdraw the cones and has called
>>on
>>Muslims to boycott Burger King. He said: "This is my jihad. How can you
>>say
>>it is a spinning swirl? If you spin it one way to the right you are
>>offending Muslims."
>>
>>A Muslim Council spokesman said: "We commend the sensitive and prompt
>>action
>>that Burger King has taken."
>>
>>
>>
>

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