Proud of my Flag

 The Union Jack is a 4-way blend of:

 - The St George Cross, commemorating a Christian saint from Lydda/Lod, at the time a Roman colony and now in modern day Israel, (his father was from Cappdocia in modern day Turkey). George was, probably, a Roman soldier who was martyred for his faith around the turn of the 3rd/4th century.

 - The St Andrew Cross, commemorating a young fisherman, one of the first two disciples of Jesus, instrumental in introducing his brother Peter to the Lord. The cross is a saltire, an X, as tradition has it that Andrew was crucified on a cross in this form. 

 - The St Patrick Cross, commemorating a Northerner from Britain who was captured into slavery by Irish pirates, escaped, and then returned to Ireland as a missionary and led many to Christ. 

 - The symbol of the cross, where God the Son gave his life as the ultimate act of love and sacrifice, where death was defeated, and from which everyone is invited to recognise, embrace and respond to God's love. It's what unites these 3 men from different ethnic backgrounds, eras, language groups and life experiences: a Jewish working man in an occupied land, a coloniser - a member of the occupying military, and a victim of people trafficking. 

It's a good flag to be proud of, its such a shame its become something else.