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]

Do they consider Jesus to be Mary's mother?

HAHA!! I don't think I've ever heard ANYONE assert that belief. : )

[Rb ver. 2.0]

I wonder how many of the people being fired speak spanish?

[Dunstan McShane]

She was the mother of our Lord . . . but that is all she is seen as.

Gee, you know, that seems like a pretty big deal by itself right there--the sort of thing you might want to honor someone for, maybe even have a little respect for, not just regard as the necessary Messiah Delivery System and then write off as "nothing special." Not talking about installing Mary as the fourth member of the Holy Trinity or anything, but you might want to consider that of all the possible women in all possible universes that the Son could have chosen (or created) to be his mom, it was Mary. That seems to say a little something for the lady.

[Revolting cat!]

Here's the stamp for the rest of us:

[Between the Lines]

where is the Christmas stamp to represent the Christian belief?

You do realize the irony in wanting a graven image to represent Christianity?

[pgyanke]

Well, evangelicals don't much. She was the mother of our Lord . . . but that is all she is seen as. No different from other true believers in the Bible.

Your post is dripping with sanctimony. Well, true believer, care to tell the class how St Matthew viewed the Virgin Mary? I'll give you a hint: it has to do with Who she carried, where she went, how long she stayed, the reception she received and what she said.

Or we could look to St John and his vision of Heaven...

[Bluegrass Conservative]

With all deference to you, that is a huge, huge point. In fact, the whole of Christianity pivots on this point, for if He was rightly convicted He was guilty of a crime and thus could not be the Christ.

Oh, I'm not disagreeing with that. When I said it was a different matter, I simply meant it was a different debate. Personally, I do not belief he was rightfully convicted by any means.

However, even if it was an unjust conviction, that does not negate the fact that he was indeed convicted of a crime.

[lilylangtree]

I just pulled off a press release from the news wires, read it, formed my question. The title of the stamp comes from the PR: “The Madonna of the Carnation”

[I'm ALL Right!]

Jesus and Mary....what is not Christian about that?

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Well — since Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, and an infant is usually with his mother at that stage of life, and since Mary is even mentioned in the Bible at that point, what would be the problem with having her in the picture? Possible problems with Catholic doctrine does not mean that one must deprive Mary of her rightful role in salvation history.

“For behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed.” (St. Luke 1:18)

[Portnoy]

In college I dated a girl who was Baptist. I’m Catholic.

Things were going along ok, till about two months into the dating, we started talking about where this was leading...she said that it wasn’t going to go far because I was going to Hell because I was a Catholic.

It pretty much ended the relationship right then and there.

[Miss Didi]

Do any other freepers believe that we are being slighted?

I am baffled by your post, Lily. The USPS officially announced that the stamp was for Catholics? Or is that just your interpretation? As a Catholic, I think it's lovely that the Christmas stamp this year is a beautiful Madonna & Child. Isn't that the meaning of Christmas? Would you prefer an elf or a snowman?

[Squawk 8888]

Freeper rule #1: ALWAYS use the /sarcasm tag :-p

[lilylangtree]

As long as it’s not a “graven image” of Jesus but a cross or his blessed name would be nice.

[Between the Lines]

We'd better be - WE started Christianity!

Silly me, I thought that it was Jesus.

[muawiyah]

Elfs and snowmen (Frosti in particular) harken back to a non-Mediterranean ethnohistory.

Actually, I kind of like the reindeer stamps, but I do draw the line when the artist goes over the line into halucinogenic mushrooms. That's a no-no.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Please note that I was just explaining some evangelical beliefs, not the beliefs of all evangelicals. Personally, I agree. I think she had to have been a great servant of our Lord to have been chosen for such an important role in the history of all mankind.

She has to have been one of the most devout humans ever. After all, she was probably the only person in history who NEVER had a doubt about the validity of the virgin birth.

[manapua]

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?

The stamp with Jesus and Mary on it. Go to hell, bigot, for this lame anti-Catholic trolling attempt.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I do wish they would provide more than the annual madonna stamp, I cannot use the stamps and I won’t use the other “pc” holiday stamps. No offense to catholics so please do not post back that i think you aren’t christians because I am not saying that.

[Revolting cat!]

I think the problem is that there are simply no surviving photographs of baby Jesus all by himself.