It is possibly true. The peace sign is made to represent a cross with broken sides. We talked with my pastor about it back when I was in confirmation. It is so ironic so many people see it as a symbol of peace when it's background defines it as a mockery to the ultimate symbol of peace, Jesus. It is easily said that the true history may have been hidden or changed to avoid controversy or attacks of hate.

THE PEACE SYMBOL the anti-nuclear emblem or the peace sign is one of the most widely known symbols in the world. it was invented on the request of lord bertrand russel, head of the british ‘campaign for nuclear disarmament’ or CDN and sponsor of mass marches and sit-downs in london. the graphic symbol was designed by gerald holtom, a member of the CND movement, as the badge of the ’direct action committee against nuclear war’, for the first demonstration against aldermaston (a british research center for the development of nuclear weapons) in 1958. holtom, a professional designer and a graduate of the london royal college of arts, had originally considered using the christian cross symbol within a circle as the motif for the march, but various priests he had approached with the suggestion were not happy at the idea of using the cross on a protest march. from a design point of view, it is interesting to note that the original sketches are preserved at the school of peace studies, at the bradford university. they show a symbol that stood for ‘the death of man and the unborn child’ and that symbol was designed from the naval code of semaphore - the code letters for N and D (nuclear disarmament). N is two flags, arms downstretched at a forty-five degree angle, and D is two flags, one arm straight up and one straight down. the ends of the ‘arms’ and ‘legs’ thicken and splay out noticeably as they approach the circumference. the circle itself was thick - the thickening itself has two versions: in one, all the straight strokes are thickened; in the other, only those in the lower half of the circle. it is said, that the reason for the symbol being upside down (D over N) is that semaphore is a military code and upside down symbolizes ‘anti-military’. the symbol was quickly adopted in the US when a friend of martin luther king jr., bayard rustin began using it during civil rights marches. the power of this symbol is emphasized by the fact that various far-right and fundamentalist american groups, during the 1970s, seriously considered forbidding it (they have spread the idea of satanic associations and condemned it as a communist sign). in south africa, under the apartheid regime, there was an official attempt to ban it. also anti-vietnam war protesters picked it up, and it was called ’the footprint of the great american chicken’ by many american soldiers during the vietnam war era. deliberately never copyrighted, the symbol is still recognized in great britain as the logo for nuclear disarmament, but is known worldwide for peace and non-violence. no one has to pay or to seek permission before they use it. as a symbol of freedom, it is free for all. this of course sometimes leads to its use, or misuse, in circumstances that CND and the peace movement find distasteful. it is also often exploited for commercial, advertising or generally fashion purposes. ‘we can’t stop this happening and have no intention of copyrighting it. all we can do is to ask commercial users if they would like to make a donation. any money received is used for CND’s peace education and information work.’ says the campaign for nuclear disarmament website

Evil...that is ridiculous...yeah...I have heard that before...from crazy bible freaks. I say that the only thing that matters is what it symbolizes for "YOU". Anyways...in our society that symbol DOES represent peace...and not evil. It is such a downer that people can find evil in almost everything.

Ask the lady who told you this what evidence she has. If she if no longer available to explain it, look for the references on the internet, evaluate them, and decide for yourself.

No. It's not true. It was a symbol created by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (DAC) in the 50's and adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Hippies identified with the "peace" value the DAC & CND stood for - you don't need Nukes if you have peace. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol#The_peace_symbol

No I think she's parinoid. And assuming shes Christian, she may be one of the crazy gtypes (this is coming form a christian), listen to what she says, but dont take it that seriously. People like that will find a way to make the simplest and innocent things seem as if their evil (not really their fualt,their just trying to be careful I guess)>

This symbol was originally used for the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (DAC) and was adopted as its badge by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in Britain, and originally was used by the British nuclear disarmament movement. It was subsequently adopted as an international emblem for the 1960s anti-war movement, and was also adopted by the counterculture of the time. It was designed and completed February 21, 1958 by Gerald Holtom, a professional designer and artist in Britain for the April 4 march planned by DAC from Trafalgar Square, London to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_sign#The_peace_symbol

I really don't think so. Although, a friend of mine from the UK says that the peace sign with the palm facing in is offensive, almost like flipping somebody off. But it means peace to us, and I really don't think peace is evil.

Naw, she's got it all wrong. The sign is "evil" because it really represents a rocket ship talking people away from religious nuts, thus de-populating the planet and depriving the "christian church" of money in the collection plate. I talked this over with my shaman and she told me I was more accurate than your lady-friend.

You're gonna have to tell that bitch to chill.

never heard such!

So because you study religion you automatically know everything about it. Why is the dove a symbol of peace? Is Jesus not viewed by Christians as the ultimate sign of peace, love, faith, and hope? If you answer no than maybe you should study harder.

How will we ever know without talking to the ones who created it. if we dont get our information from the source then everything else is spectulation.

The challenger blew up because everyone was so excited for it, that when the inspectors found that the metal paneling was faulty NASA made them all a deal to pass it anyway so the flight wouldn't have to be delayed. Of the 3 of them, only one took the money and oked it. The other 2 were fired and they were too afraid to speak up after the crash happened. I know one of the people who turned it down. And well, we all know what happened to the challenger after the faulty paneling was oked.