2007 Christmas Stamps (Vanity)

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007stamps/downloadcenter.htm</em: ^ | 10-25-2007 | None

[lilylangtree]

The Postal Service announced the new 2007 Christmas stamp "The Madonna of the Carnation" for Catholics. Also, the USPS came out with the Christmas stamps commemorating the Muslim holiday of EID (Sep 28). Plus, USPS will release stamps recognizing Kwanzaa and Hanukkah (Oct 26). And for those in the "none of the above" category, the Holiday Knits stamps series will be available as of today.

I commend the Postal Service for its political correctness. However, as a Christian that believes in Jesus Christ, where is the Christmas stamp to represent the Christian belief?

Has our country moved so far away from its Christian foundation that we must now ask "where is our representation"?

[Bluegrass Conservative]

I knew that Jesus was not born on December 25th. I've always heard that it was probably in the spring time, as that was when shepherds would have been tending their flocks at night (lamb birthing season).

From what I had heard, the early Christians did begin celebrating the birth at the same time as a pagan festival, as to not be caught as practicing Christians.

[ArrogantBustard]

Muslim holiday of EID IED.

ROFL!!!!!

[Frank Sheed]

That wouldn’t work either. It would be a “graven” photograph.

;-o)

[null and void]

Holiday knits:

[Thorin]

>>>>>Do any other freepers believe that we are being slighted?

No. The USPS has been using paintings of the Madonna and Child for its religious Christmas stamps for decades, for the very good reasons that a) there are many such paintings with artistic merit and cultural significance and b) they are a traditional way of depicting Christmas. Mary was an integral part of Christmas, you know.

[Frank Sheed]

Why not just buy a stamper at Office Depot and go bonkers with it on the envelope? I mean text is real easy, dude.

[KarlInOhio]

Is that snowman ....(gasp) smoking? Recall the stamps! Recall the stamps!

[Frank Sheed]

Well I be!

[null and void]

Hanukkah:

[Non-Sequitur]

Hey, if we want to get technical, Jesus was a criminal too. : )

An never mind the fact that December 25th was chosen arbitrarily as well.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Franz Kafka Bluegrass Conservative would have killed himself in despair if he lived in the world we inhabit today forced to use stamps that look like a Grandma's sweater!

[mngran2]

Is that really the picture going on the stamp? That would qualify as child porn and get one a visit from the feds these days, I think.

[null and void]

Kwanzaa:

[Dunstan McShane]

After all, she was probably the only person in history who NEVER had a doubt about the validity of the virgin birth.

Excellent point--though I suppose her Son was fairly certain of the fact, too.

[Squawk 8888]

Actually this could be a topic for a whole ‘nother thread- the modern Santa Claus is pretty much a composite character but some of our Christmas traditions can be traced back to the actions of St. Nicholas. The one that immediately comes to mind is the incident where he dropped a bag of money down the chimney of a poor family’s home.

[null and void]

Technically no one believes in the Old Religion these days,

There are FReepers who will disagree with your assertion that they don't exist.

[Non-Sequitur]

Post offices all over the country would be down to their last stock on hand and it'd be Roosevelt stamps the locals wouldn't touch because, as they said "They'd not kiss Roosevelt's a**".

Thank God they came out with the self adhesive stamps, huh?

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Excellent point--though I suppose her Son was fairly certain of the fact, too.

'Tis true. However, he was more than a person.

[Westlander]

Next Years Stamp

[al_c]

I commend the Postal Service for its political correctness. However, as a Christian that believes in Jesus Christ, where is the Christmas stamp to represent the Christian belief?

Uh, dude ... it's in your article ... Mary's holding him. What do you want, a Christmas tree?