U.S. RE-ISSUES TERRORIST STAMP!!

ConservativeTruth.org | By Tom Barrett

[Prime Choice]

I have no problem with the U.S. issuing Muslim stamps...provided that Muslim countries issue Christian and Jewish holiday stamps as well.

Until such time, there's no way in hell I'm going to tolerate this Ramadan rubbish.

[Holden Magroin]

America should not issue Muslim stamps. That is political correctness run amok. America is a Christian country with a Christian heritage. I don't see Saudi Arabia issuing Christian stamps. In fact, Christianity is illegal in Saudi Arabia.

[FairOpinion]

EID Stamp

[Prime Choice]

America should not issue Muslim stamps. That is political correctness run amok.

At this current place and time, I am inclined to agree.

America is a Christian country with a Christian heritage.

We do have a Christian heritage, but we're not a Christian nation per se. Ours is not a theocracy, nor does it have an official religion. The government of the United States does not promote or prohibit any legitimate faith. This is all part & parcel with the First Amendment. (And before anyone asks, no, I do NOT agree with the ACLU's idiocy in having all religious references banned from all public places. We have freedom OF religion; not freedom FROM religion.)

I don't see Saudi Arabia issuing Christian stamps. In fact, Christianity is illegal in Saudi Arabia.

That is a large gripe, and certainly one I share.

[DonQ]

The Eid stamp first came out in late August 2001, just a few weeks before the attack on the WTC. Supposedly the stamp was meant to ingratiate with all those Moslems who don't want to eradicate our way of life .... both of them. Since WTC it continues to come out to coincide with Ramadan.

[jolie560]

Muslims declared war on US over 10 years ago. Islam's goal is to take over the world--by our deaths, by our conversion to Islam and by our paying the special tax for non-Muslims. There is no other choice in Islam. We are being foolish to honor these people and their holidays.

[TheAngryClam]

If anything resembles a Christian Holy Month, it's Lent before Easter, not any garbage in December.

And God (Allah?) forbid that the US Postal Service actually give stamps to groups that want them. Anyone pissed about the Hanukkah stamps? No?

What about the "end breast cancer" stamps? Or the 9-11 victims' fund stamps?

Get a grip, people.

[Adrastus]

Well said. Couldn't have said it more succinctly myself.

[Norse]

Actually we have far more than a Christian Heritage. The American Revolution was a Christian revolution as opposed to the French Revolution which was secular - one of the reasons France causes a lot of problems in the world today. Our revolution was based upon the belief that our rights were given to us by God himself and they cannot be taken away - in addition our Republic is supposed to be sort of a Christian Fraternity. Well, a lot of that has been forgotten now, but still the base remains.

Time for France to have a new revolution and rejoin us.

[Dialup Llama]

I would like to point out that this stamp depicts the destruction of the Twin Towers in an abstract form. Look at the two vertical strokes (the towers) with debris falling around them. How can anyone not see it?

Much like the islamic calendar which showed an airliner crashing into NYC and the Sadaam mural which depicted an airliner crashing into a building; this stamp released 10 days before 9-11 predicts the WTC attacks.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Just lick 'em with a mouth full o' pork.

[John H K]

I would like to point out that this stamp depicts the destruction of the Twin Towers in an abstract form. Look at the two vertical strokes (the towers) with debris falling around them. How can anyone not see it?

Uhh, someone who isn't desperately trying to see it won't see it.

It's Arabic calligraphy, not a picture.

[Dialup Llama]

Oh I forgot. If you read the name of stamp right to left (Arabic style), it says "Die." That is why some people call it the "Die" stamp.

[John H K]

"Eid" is simply the transliteration of the sound of the Arabic word into English. Once it's transliterated you don't read it backwards. Eid has been called Eid for hundreds of years, it wasn't a word chosen for the stamp.

You really need to get out more.

Out of curiousity, are you one of those people that thinks Procter & Gamble is a satanist company because of their logo?

[Dialup Llama]

>It's Arabic calligraphy, not a picture.

People bring this up every time. Calligraphy IS NOT printing. In calligraphy the artist can take letters and form almost any design. Especially using something like Arabic script. Look at some examples of Victorian or Russian calligraphy which use less adaptable alphabets. Even there is can get pretty wild.

This artist chose to depict 2 towers with his stamp design and overshadow it with the word "Die."

[flutters]

U.S. RE-ISSUES TERRORIST STAMP!!

I was hoping the U.S. started issuing stamps with suspected terrorist.

[ppaul]

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK:

Islam in the U.S.	13 November 2000

U.S. Postal Stamp Issued in Observance of Eid

By William B. Reinckens, Washington File Correspondent

Washington -- Most U.S. postal stamps bear the pictures of late presidents, statesmen, sports figures, wildlife scenes, inventors and one even bears the word, LOVE. In Washington, on November 13, a beautifully simple stamp done in calligraphy recognizes Eid, celebrated by millions of Muslim Americans annually.

In announcing the "Eid Mubarak" stamp, the U.S. Postal Service noted that the 33-cent stamp commemorates the two most important festivals or eids in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Adha marks the end of the hajj, the annual period designated for Muslims to make their pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Fitr celebrates the end of the Ramadan fast.

The stamp, which is gracefully executed in gold against a blue background, is reminiscent of many great works of Islamic calligraphy.

Designed by calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, the Eid stamp features the Arabic phrase "Eid mubarak" which translates as "blessed festival," and can be paraphrased, "May your religious holiday be blessed."

This year, the U.S. Postal Service honored three U.S. holidays with stamps -- Eid, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

"U.S. postage stamps are a reflection of the American experience," said Postmaster General William Henderson, and "inspiring subjects and designs continue to bring history to life."

In November 1999, Representatives Dana Rohrabacher, California, and Thomas M. Davis, Virginia, introduced legislation that a U.S. postage stamp should be issued recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The resolution noted that there are more than "five million practicing Muslims in the United States, who represent one of the fastest growing segments of American society."

The proposed legislation noted that "those who follow the Islamic faith are a diverse community comprised of all races, colors, and political opinions, who make important and valuable contributions to American society and culture."

The lawmakers noted that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three monotheistic religions of the world and that Jewish and Christian holidays have been recognized on U.S. postage stamps but "no Islamic observance is similarly commemorated."

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[Dialup Llama]

>The lawmakers noted that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three monotheistic religions of the world and that Jewish and Christian holidays have been recognized on U.S. postage stamps but "no Islamic observance is similarly commemorated."

The muslims now have a day all to themselves, Sept 11.

[armed_in_sydney]

Yeah,and people say Europe is too Islamisized.