Comments on: The made-up religious stamps crisis http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/ by Dave Walker Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anne http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227228 Anne Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:07:24 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227228 Dave, Could you send the email on to Snopes.com with a request that they look into it? They're excellent debunkers. Dave,
Could you send the email on to Snopes.com with a request that they look into it? They’re excellent debunkers.

]]> By: Dave http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227225 Dave Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:47:32 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227225 Thanks nicthevic - that is helpful. If anyone sees an 'official' statement concerning this anywhere please e-mail me so we can stop this once and for all. Thanks nicthevic – that is helpful.

If anyone sees an ‘official’ statement concerning this anywhere please e-mail me so we can stop this once and for all.

]]> By: nicthevic http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227224 nicthevic Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:35:38 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227224 oops - I made a bit of a hash of putting a link in, just then. I meant to point you to the Royal Mail's rather nice press releases page on their website. If you can be bothered, you're going to have to find your own way there...sorry. (Slopes away into a corner to practise his XHTML skills) oops – I made a bit of a hash of putting a link in, just then. I meant to point you to the Royal Mail’s rather nice press releases page on their website. If you can be bothered, you’re going to have to find your own way there…sorry.

(Slopes away into a corner to practise his XHTML skills)

]]> By: nicthevic http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227223 nicthevic Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:33:51 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227223 I've been told on good authority that this is definitely not true. Revd Paula Vennels, who is a non-stipendiary minister in the Diocese of St Albans, and Network Director for the Post Office says this: "The rumour that the Royal Mail may be encouraged to stop printing religious stamps at Christmas is completely unfounded; and the request to circulate it has been extraordinarily unhelpful...No-one in Royal Mail group gets up in the morning with the negative motivation implied." Indeed the Royal Mail's press release about its Christmas Stamps even bothers to advertise a Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve! (Read it <a href="http://www.news.royalmailgroup.com/news/article.asp?id=2097&brand=royal_mail" rel="nofollow">here</a>) I don't think they deserve this bad publicity. I’ve been told on good authority that this is definitely not true.

Revd Paula Vennels, who is a non-stipendiary minister in the Diocese of St Albans, and Network Director for the Post Office says this:

“The rumour that the Royal Mail may be encouraged to stop printing religious stamps at Christmas is completely unfounded; and the request to circulate it has been extraordinarily unhelpful…No-one in Royal Mail group gets up in the morning with the negative motivation implied.”

Indeed the Royal Mail’s press release about its Christmas Stamps even bothers to advertise a Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve! (Read it here)

I don’t think they deserve this bad publicity.

]]> By: John http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227222 John Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:13:24 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227222 Am I the only person this works for or does Amazon think that everyone should buy the latest Harry Potter DVD with Crockfords? <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crockfords-Clerical-Directory/dp/0715110306/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197058009&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Link</a> Am I the only person this works for or does Amazon think that everyone should buy the latest Harry Potter DVD with Crockfords?

Link

]]> By: Freedom Bound http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-227219 Freedom Bound Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:17:36 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/12/07/the-made-up-religious-stamps-crisis/#comment-227219 I've only been sold the Madonna and Child ones when I've asked for stamps....maybe I look religious? I’ve only been sold the Madonna and Child ones when I’ve asked for stamps….maybe I look religious?

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