The church against our stamps

[fromtheotherside]

Posted this on my forum,thought you guys might be interested
The Church of England has challenged the Royal Mail's decision to issue festive stamps devoid of a Christian theme.

Snowmen, reindeer, Santa and a Christmas tree make up this year's Christmas collection.

The Church said it "regretted" the omission of a Christian theme from the festive set.

The Royal Mail alternates Christmas stamp designs between religious and non-religious every year.

Last year's set included a controversial image of a man and a woman with Hindu markings worshipping the infant Christ.

A C of E spokesman said: "In 2004, the Church of England's General Synod approved a motion calling for Royal Mail to issue Christmas stamps with Christian themes every year.

"We regret that the Royal Mail have decided against continuing last year's welcome return to Christian-themed designs reminding people of the true meaning of Christmas."

This year's collection, on sale now, is the Royal Mail's 40th set of Christmas stamps.

It is the first festive set to include first and second class stamps in two sizes, reflecting the new pricing system which was introduced in August.

A Royal Mail spokesman said the festive stamp collections had always alternated between religious and non-religious themes on an annual basis.

"It is about celebrating all elements of Christmas," he said.

"It is something that we have always done. I think people will see this year's issue of stamps as a 'first class' set of Christmas stamps."

The first set of Royal Mail Christmas stamps were issued in 1966 following a national competition for children to come up with festive designs.

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

Yeah i read about this.
Personally i couldnt care less, it would be nice if they celebrated something good on teh stamps for xmas, none religious and none commercialised.

How about celebrating the great scientists who invented the toys that kids have for xmas

As long as we dont end up with Doris Stokes or Helen Duncan on the stamps i couldnt care less

[Meercat]

Nice to see the Church of England's General Synod has so much time on its hands to discuss such issues, bloody hell, its a stamp!

I'm not sure its down to the Royal Mail to "remind people of the true meaning of Christmas", surely this is the Churches job?

I wonder how many people have collected the post from the doormat, glanced at the stamp portraying a picture of a donkey and a star (drawn by a 6 year old competition winner who appears to have never actually SEEN a donkey, but has had one described to them over the phone), and, slapping their forehead in amazement, thought "Well Bugger me, Ive been blind all this time... So THATS what Christmas is all about!"

[purplechampers]

The Church delivers us from Evil, the Post Office delivers our mail. A subtle, but clear distinction!

[Amaris]

"We regret that the Royal Mail have decided against continuing last year's welcome return to Christian-themed designs reminding people of the true meaning of Christmas."


Well if they really wanted to portray the true meaning of Christmas, then put a picture of the Sun on it cos it was always a festival about the renewing strength of the Sun.

[mook]

I also heard that they will be stopping xmas cards with "Merry Christmas"on it and instead they will have "Seasons Greetings" as they feel it would be disrespectful to Muslims.

[steve]

well again...theyre putting muslim's beliefs before our own!

yeah. come to our country, disrupt its people with your delusional religious demands, enforce your beliefs onto us and invade our lifestyle with your ancient customs, threaten our safety and cause constant unrest (in no small part due to the govt of course), cause uproar about people who fly the st georges cross while at the same time pushing islam down our throats and going out of ur way to make us listen to you!

and we the british will be more than happy to accomodate you, put your feelings before our own people's, in fact do we even care about what our own people think? cos we're the british government and we sold our scruples, ethics, and balls years ago when we joined up with the yanks and whoever else wants to create a one world party of control...nudge nudge wink wink

[mook]

Yeah rightly said.

[purplechampers]

Let's put The Grinch on stamps, so we then we all know who to blame for stealing Christmas!

[hkev]

Who should be on our Christmas stamps ?

Jack Skellington.

[Amaris]

irons15 said:

well again...theyre putting muslim's beliefs before our own!

yeah. come to our country, disrupt its people with your delusional religious demands, enforce your beliefs onto us and invade our lifestyle with your ancient customs, threaten our safety and cause constant unrest (in no small part due to the govt of course), cause uproar about people who fly the st georges cross while at the same time pushing islam down our throats and going out of ur way to make us listen to you!

and we the british will be more than happy to accomodate you, put your feelings before our own people's, in fact do we even care about what our own people think? cos we're the british government and we sold our scruples, ethics, and balls years ago when we joined up with the yanks and whoever else wants to create a one world party of control...nudge nudge wink wink

well said

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

Put James Randi on the stamps

[whitewolf]

kylie should be on our stamps.

[shazzz]

no Nikki Sixx

[steve]

Nikki Sixx?! are u kidding!

OZZY!