I just received this in an email:
"MUSLIM CHRISTMAS STAMP How ironic is this??!! They don't even believe in Christ and they're getting their own Christmas stamp-- but don't dream of posting the Ten Commandments on federal property?!!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of PanAm Flight 103!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the military barracks in Saudi Arabia!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the American Embassies in Africa!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the USS COLE!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM attack on 9/11/2001!
REMEMBER all the AMERICAN lives that were lost in those vicious MUSLIM attacks!
Now the United States Postal Service REMEMBERS and HONORS the EID MUSLIM holiday season with a commemorative first class holiday postage stamp. REMEMBER to adamantly and vocally BOYCOTT this stamp when purchasing your stamps at the post office. To use this stamp would be a slap in the face to all those AMERICANS who died at the hands of those whom this stamp honors."
You could choose to look at this a few different ways...
1) America is just plain dumb enough to celebrate and honor their attackers (who hate us by the way)
2) The American people are so ignorant that no one will know what the stamp represents ("Oh! That's a pretty design! Let's get that for our Christmas cards this year!")
3) America has suddenly transformed into a radically Christianized country and we are merely "loving our enemies as ourselves."
What do you think? Any other ways to look at this?
3 comments:
I don't think Americans are all that dumb. I think a lot of Americans try to welcoming and accepting to all cultures, and that's probably where the stamp came from in the first place. After all, there are many Muslim Americans, too. So, overall, I think the email is sort of lame. Sorry, N.
No way would I spend a penny to purchase a stamp commerating anything muslim, espcailly since our own county is so anti "10 commandments...nativities on gov. property. This is ...was a country based on a strong beleif in God's soverenty not I am muslim and want to rid the whole world of anyone who isn't muslim.
Just my view point
nice thought all of you guyz, i learn something from it! Thanks for all the information regarding Postage stamps
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