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↑  Baklinski, Pete (24 Mar 2016). "'It's homophobic': Gay activists target flag bearing Christian cross" (بالإنجليزية). Life Site News. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2017-07-08. St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Network Church asked the government to raise the Christian flag to mark Easter week, where Christians commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
↑  Grose, Howard Benjamin (1917). Missions: American Baptist International Magazine (بالإنجليزية). American Baptist Convention. p. 49. Side by side in many of our churches hangs the Christian Flag with the Stars and Stripes—the Flag of White— which forever has stood for peace, having in the corner on the field of blue, the color of sincerity, faith and trust, the red Cross symbolic of Calvary.
↑  Lind, Hope Kauffman (1 Jan 1990). Apart & Together: Mennonites in Oregon and Neighboring States, 1876-1976 (بالإنجليزية). Herald Press. p. 277. ISBN:9780836131062. Most congregations of Russian Mennonite heritage displayed both the national and the Christian flag in the church sanctuary.
↑  "Moravian Movement" (بالإنجليزية). 8 Dec 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-07-08. The Moravians created a seal. The seal has a picture of a sheep holding a cross with the Christian flag attached. It says, "Our lamb has conquered. Let us Follow Him." This symbolizes Jesus conquering sin, and the Moravian's commitment to follow Him.
1 2  Logan, Devin (1 May 2015). "Christian Flag: Which Denominations Say Its Pledge" (بالإنجليزية). نيوزماكس. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
↑  Roberts, Arthur O. (1978). Tomorrow Is Growing Old: Stories of the Quakers in Alaska (بالإنجليزية). Barclay Press. p. 446. ISBN:9780913342220. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
↑  Schuppert, Mildred W. (1982). A Digest and Index of the Minutes of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, 1906-1957 (بالإنجليزية). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 105. ISBN:9780802819437. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08.
1 2  Fifty-Eighth Annual Session. Order of the Eastern Star. 1932. Today the Christian Flag is flying over Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as America.
↑  "The Christian Flag". جامعة بوب جونز  ‏. مؤرشف من الأصل في 14 نوفمبر 2010. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2007–10–18. The white on the flag represents purity and peace. The blue stands for faithfulness, truth, and sincerity. Red, of course, is the color of sacrifice, in this case calling to mind the blood shed by Christ on Calvary, represented by the cross. {{استشهاد ويب}}: تحقق من التاريخ في: |تاريخ الوصول= (مساعدة)صيانة الاستشهاد: علامات ترقيم زائدة (link)
1 2  "The Christian Flag". Prayer Foundation. مؤرشف من الأصل في 22 أبريل 2017. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2007–10–18. The flag's most conspicuous symbol is the Christian cross, the most universal symbol for Christianity.  The red color represents the blood of Christ and brings to mind his crucifixion.  Christians believe that Jesus Christ's death and resurrection is the means God uses to save believers from their sins. The cross and blood have been used since earliest Christianity to symbolize salvation through Jesus; in the words of the Apostle Paul, "And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself;" -Colossians 1:20. The white field draws on symbolism throughout the Bible equating white clothes with purity and forgiveness.  People who have been "washed white as snow" in the Bible have been cleansed from their sins (Isaiah 1:18; Psalm 51:2).  In conventional vexillology (the study of flags, their history and sybolism), a white flag is linked to surrender, a reference to the Biblical description Jesus' non-violence and surrender to God's will. The symbolism behind the blue canton has been interpreted to represent Heaven, truth, or the Christian ritual of Baptism in water. {{استشهاد ويب}}: تحقق من التاريخ في: |تاريخ الوصول= (مساعدة)
1 2  "Christian Flag". The Christian Advocate. New York: T. Carlton & J. Porter. ج. 84. 7 يناير 1909. Within recent years (1897) a flag has been designed which shall stand as an emblem; (Jesse L. Jones-McKay) which all Christian nations and various denominations may rally in allegiance and devotion. This banner is called the Christian flag. It was originated by Charles C. Overton of Brooklyn, N.Y., whose first thought of it came to him while addressing a Sunday school at a rally day service. The flag is most symbolic. The ground is white, representing peace, purity and innocence. In the upper corner is a blue square, the color of the unclouded sky, emblematic of heave, the home of the Christian; also a symbol of faith and trust. in the center of the blue is the cross, the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity: the cross is red, typical of Christ's blood. The use of the national flag in Christian churches has become almost universal throughout the world.
↑  Coffman، Elesha. "Do you know the history of the Christian flag?". Christianity Today. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2016-01-29. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2014-04-24.
↑  Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (10 Nov 2016). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States (بالإنجليزية). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 1359. ISBN:9781442244320. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. In Protestant churches, the national flag was frequently displayed along with the "Christian Flag" (white field, red Latin cross on a blue canton), which had been created and popularized in American Methodist circles and adopted by the Federal Council of Churches in 1942. Often the staff would feature an eagle final and a cross final, respectively.
↑  "Resolution". Federal Council Bulletin. Religious Publicity Service of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. 25–27. 1942.
↑  FitzGerald, Thomas E. (2004). The Ecumenical Movement: An Introductory History (بالإنجليزية). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 245. ISBN:9780313306068. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08.
↑  "Christian Flag". The Christian Advocate. New York: T. Carlton & J. Porter. ج. 84. 7 يناير 1909. Mr. Overton has dedicated his flag to the Christian world, refusing to copyright or patent it. It stands for no creed or denomination, but for Christianity. Every sect of Christ's followers can indorse this flag and it is equally appropriate for all nations. The hymn written by Fanny Crosby is also dedicated to the free use and followers of Christ the world over.
↑  The Quiver. Cassell Limited. 1900. ص. 380. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2017-02-16. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2014-05-04. Miss Fanny J. Crosby, the veteran American hymn writer, has dedicated a hymn, called "The Christian Flag," to the movement, the first verse of which is :— " The Christian Flag!
↑  Pollock، James R. (23 مارس 1996). Congratulations to The Christian Flag (ط. Fourth).
↑  "Presbyterian Mission Agency Signs and symbols" (بالإنجليزية). Presbyterian Church (USA). Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-01-09. If a national flag is used alongside a symbol of God's realm (such as the popularly accepted "Christian flag," found mostly in U.S. congregations), the Christian flag is appropriately given a preeminent place.
↑  The Christian Century, Volume 59 (بالإنجليزية). Christian Century Company. 1942. p. 165.
1 2  Grose, Howard Benjamin (1917). Missions: American Baptist International Magazine, Volume 8 (بالإنجليزية). American Baptist Convention. p. 497.
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Fr. Brian Daniels. "Flags in Church" (بRoann وIndiana). {{استشهاد ويب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (help) and الوسيط |مسار= غير موجود أو فارع (help)صيانة الاستشهاد: لغة غير مدعومة (link)
↑  Diffendorfer, Ralph Eugene (1917). Missionary Education in Home and School (بالإنجليزية). Abingdon Press. p. 184. Archived from the original on 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2017-12-28. The Christian flag is not patented, and is free from commercialism. Anyone may manufacture it, and it may be used on all proper occasions. Christian flags may be displayed at conventions, conferences, church demonstrations, and parades, and with the American flag may be used for general decorative purposes. For boys' and girls' societies and clubs and for the church school, especially on program occasions, the two flags may be presented and saluted.
↑  Brown, Drew (25 Mar 2016). "Newfoundland's Government Flies a 'Christian Flag,' Low-Key Holy War Follows" (بالإنجليزية). Vice. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
↑  McCrummen, Stephanie (22 Dec 2017). "Taking up the Christian banner" (بالإنجليزية). واشنطن بوست. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
↑  http://www.montney.com/flag/facts.htm Christian Flag Facts نسخة محفوظة 11 مايو 2016 على موقع واي باك مشين.
↑  Temperman، Jeroen (2010). State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance. Brill Academic. ص. 88. ISBN:9789004181489. Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity. {{استشهاد بكتاب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (مساعدة)
↑  Evans، Andrew (2008). Iceland. Bradt Travel Guides. ص. 27. ISBN:9781841622156. Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13th-century Battle of Valdemar, after which the Danes were victorious. As a badge of divine right, Denmark flew its cross in the other Scandinavian countries it ruled and as each nation gained independence, they incorporated the Christian symbol. {{استشهاد بكتاب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (مساعدة)
↑  Temperman، Jeroen (2010). State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance. Brill Academic Publishers. ص. 88. ISBN:9789004181489. Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. The Union flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern-Ireland makes reference to three Christian patron saints: the patron saint of England, represented by the red cross of Saint George, the patron saint of Ireland, represented by the red saltire of Saint Patrick, and the patron saint of Scotland, represented by the saltire of Saint Andrew. {{استشهاد بكتاب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (مساعدة)
↑  Foley، Carol A. (1 يناير 1996). The Australian Flag. Federation Press. ص. 10. ISBN:9781862871885. The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags. {{استشهاد بكتاب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (مساعدة)
1 2 3  Temperman، Jeroen (2010). State-Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance. Brill Academic. ص. 88. ISBN:9789004181489. The cross on the flag of Dominica represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Trinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Tinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic shows the words "God, Fatherland, Liberty", an opened bible and a cross (depicted in the coat of arms which is represented in the centre). The 'five-cross-flag' of George shows four small crosses and a large St. George's Cross, referring to the patron saint of Georgia (the national flag of England shows the St. George's Cross as well). The white cross on the flag of Greece symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy. The flag of Moldova shows its coat of arms in the centre: an eagle with a Christian Orthodox cross in its beak. The coat of arms of Serbia, as depicted on the national flag, also shows an Orthodox cross. {{استشهاد بكتاب}}: الوسيط |تاريخ الوصول بحاجة لـ |مسار= (مساعدة)
↑  McCandless، Byron؛ Grosvenor، Gilbert Hovey (1917). Flags of the World. National Geographic Society. ص. 403. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2022-05-08. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2014-05-04. The Portugal man-of-war (1182) and merchant flags (1183 and 1184) bore the same distinguishing features— five shields with the five circles representing the five wounds of Christ, the castles surrounding the inner shields and the armillary sphere, reminiscent of that nation's maritime prowess in the sixteenth century, 200 years ago, as they do now.
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