Yet Christians believe that the cross is a symbol of spiritual life, a symbol of redemption, a symbol of rejuvenation. (See meaning of the Cross) This makes the cross an ideal symbol for the medical profession, in its vocation to keep us physically alive and promote our physical and mental health and wellbeing. Many of today's hospitals and medical services began as Christian institutions.
User: Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War? A. The United States and South Vietnam won a strategic victory. B. The massacre of unarmed civilians damaged support for the war.
Because the aim of the Tet offensive was to weaken the resolve of the everyday American. It was meant to bring the war home. General Giap was a very strategic man who realised the only way to win against the overwhelming American firepower was to bring the war home. He wanted to the win the war in the court of public opinion. And that was the real aim of the Tet offensive.