Are RED poppies really 'less christian'? Read the article?

Question

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6131464.stm

Answer 1

Poppies are a rememberance, let us remember these great sacrifices made for all of us

Answer 2

No, attempting to regulate a 93 hundred and sixty 5 days custom depending on the wearing of a purple poppy by introducing a white poppy, is politically the finest option. Remembrance of the first international warfare isn't a celebration of warfare, that is the very opposite: that is remembering the sacrifice and bravado of 1000's of 1000's of infantrymen who gave their lives in defence of their us of a. people were patriotic then. If something, that is remembering the savagery of warfare, not celebrating it, it really is the snide inference of the computer white poppy brigade. The attempt to introduce a white poppy contained in the guise of giving determination, is an attempt by the contemptible left to attempt to undermine yet another of our traditions. It replaced into white feathers for cowards, so that they a minimum of were given the color good. After the end of the first international warfare, purple poppies began to augment over all the land wasted by non-stop explosions. it really is between the numerous motives, yet not the purely one, why that is a purple poppy it really is used. tell the lefties to go away nicely on my own, they have already done sufficient damage.

Answer 3

As I understand it, Red poppies and Christianity have nothing to do with each other.
The red poppies are a symbol of the flowers that grew in Flanders after the battle of Ypres.
Due to the nature of the British and empire armies there were Hindus Sikhs and Muslims, that died during the first world war. They wear poppies too.

Christians need to be careful in hijacking symbols. Just imagine if Jesus had been hung, what would their symbol be then?

I also thought that it was white poppies that made opium/ heroin. Not too christian is it?

Answer 4

The poppy is red and should stay red. It was the only thing that grew on the bloody fields of Flanders and still do. The poppy represents remembrance.
I wear my poppy with pride and thanks for all the service men and women who have given their lives or injured serving in the forces, not only the ones in the world wars but for the others in other conflicts and serving now.
The money raised does not only help the old but the young as well, plus their families.
I remember the braveness of my Father who fought at Arnhem ( who was injured and Pow) and the man that gave his life trying to protect him, also my Grandfather who fought in every major battle in France. They were lucky, they came back. Plus all the ones now putting their lives at risk in Iraq and Afghanistan now.
I have given my time for 18 years selling Poppies, now with the help of my children. Would I do the same for White Poppies? No way. What Charity are they and where does the money go? Who know?????
What religion were killed serving their country? Lots of different one...

Answer 5

More trivia from the Potty in the Pot-head PC fraternity. Why can't they leave the dead ( especially the war dead ) in peace. Millions of ex servicemen and women for generations have never grumbled. In think originally there was a debate in Parliament on the symbol for the Remembrance. The Red Poppy won. Now the pot-heads stick their clumsy foot in it again. They've had an original thought. Oh! dear, what next. How about assigning their White poppy to all those countries in NATO who caused WWI and WWII, and now leave as usual, the Brits, US and Canadians to do the fighting, in the southern Afghanistan, while they drink beer in the north. Of course they have PC governments and they're only there to observe and not fight. They should receive the White poppy, for cowardice, that for once would be Politically Correct.

Answer 6

No, they are not. The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance.During the first world war,the poppy was the only flower that could grow in the ruined fields of France and Belgium. It self seeded,and so could continue growing year after year.Sometimes, it was the only spot of colour the soldiers as the trees and grass were replaced by the shattered trunks and mud of war.
We wear poppies on November 11th, to publicly show our respect for the memory of the men and women, who served, and died, for peace and freedom, all over the world.

Answer 7

The red poppies were what grew in the graveyards of Flanders. They are also the poppies noted for opium which gives morphine which was used to ease the pain and suffering of those wounded by war.

In Flanders Fields
John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

Lt. John McCrae was a Canadian Doctor serving in the Army in the first world war. The word blow is an old way of saying blossom, it does not only mean petals blowing along in the wind.

Answer 8

The red poppy has nothing to do with Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims or what ever; the red poppy is the flower that grew in the in the fields of the Somme ( I hope I got the place right ) where 70.000 soldiers died for nothing more than the stupidity of war and the generals , it is to try and remind us of the massacre of live of all nationalities and religions, as what happens in war, So to all the religious and national leaders, when You have a war We are the one that die.

Answer 9

No - I thought the poppies symbollised red poppies of flanders, and reminds us of the blood spilt in two world wars.

What has it got to do with the Christanity anyway?

Answer 10

I thought the idea of red poppies was for all the blood that was spilled by our brave boys men and women during the war my grandad was one of those killed for his country i have always bought a poppy to remember now some bright spark has come up with a White poppy?try tell this to some of the elderly servicemen and women who are still with us .so what was wrong with a true answer why put thumbs down?

Answer 11

It has already been graphically explained why the poppy is red.
For me as a child, the symbolism was that where there had been death and slaughter, then our Creator wrought beauty in the form of a flower.

Further, my scorn for all religious cranks of whatever persuasion
comes from the knowledge that their beliefs distort their logic and reasoning power. Here's another example of a puffed upknowall telling us what we should do.