Do The Goodly Ungodly Consider The Religious Imagery On Christmas Stamps Acceptable

[sandyRoe]

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[sandyRoe]

http://shop.royalmail.com/christmas-2013/christmas-2013-stamp-set/invt/sku20131101
These are the stamps in question.

[chrisgel]

Personally, I love all the trappings of Christmas including the religious imagery.
I imagine that it's similar to going to a Star Trek convention.
You know it's fiction but it's fun to join in.

[Khandro]

I don't know (nor care) what the ungodly think, but I think the stamps are beautiful, and I have non-Christian friends of the Hindu and Muslim faiths who love Christmas, and most of what goes with it.

[LazyGun]

I don't care much. A more honest set of stamps might include images of shopping and food and drink though, since that is pretty much what the real message of christmas is - A material recognition that we are half-way through the darkness, a resolute 2 fingered salute to the forces of nature and a defiant celebration of life :)

[whiskeryron]

It is a religious time of the year & I love it all. Them as don't like it hard luck, live with it.

WR.

[tamborine]

Christianity enforced @ a christian festival - about time !

[FredPuli43]

Why should I , an atheist, find it unacceptable that Christian images are on stamps at Christmas ? I had noticed that Christmas is a Christian festival,; it is not Wintermas. Don't get what the objection could be.

[jomifl]

A bit of imagery relating to the original pagan festival that was hijacked by christianity wouldn't go amiss.. No need to 'enforce' it though :o)

[mikey4444]

Can't see why its not acceptable to use religious imagery on stamps, After all, its down to Christianity that we are celebrating Xmas in the first place. Some of our greatest works of art are religious based...what would Caravaggio, Michaelangelo, etc have done without religion to fall back on.

I seem to remember that Michaelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, not the Rome branch of B+Q.

[jomifl]

Yes Mike if it wasn't for christianity we would be celebrating Midwinter.

[Kromovaracun]

I enjoy Christmas largely because of its association with various happy experiences in my childhood - not because of any spiritual christmas.

And I agree completely with chrisgel - the star trek analogy is excellent :)

[Kromovaracun]

"not because of any spiritual christmas. "

oh bl00dy hell. Sunday is not a good time for my brain, apparently.

[jomifl]

Tambo, I do like the concept of christianity being 'enforced', it's so 'retro' and strangely islamic.

[tamborine]

jomfli, enforced to our younguns who lack educational info today, ie Joey of IACGMOOH ;(

the black madonna being most expensive is 'telling'

[sandyRoe]

Is there a hidden agenda, even at this most sacred of times?

[jomifl]

Sorry Tambo, you lost me with those referencesm but I get your drift, it's too late to 'head them off at the gulch' I fear.

[tamborine]

Steve, its a christian festival celebrated in a christian country. Lots of peeps light Hannuker candles but I dont know why - Tell me ?

[goodlife]

Yes you are at it again. The merchants are leading the people like chief priests. Santa Claus is the master of ceremonies.

[chrisgel]

Goodlife - Will you be providing evidence for the existence of Santa or are we just to accept him on faith.