I seriously doubt that Mother Theresa would have wanted her self memorialized in any way. I have to agree that the group is going too far in their attempts and squashing religion in the public view. The ‘darker side’ of Mother Theresa?
An atheist organization is blasting the U.S. Postal Service for its plan to honor Mother Teresa with a commemorative stamp, saying it violates postal regulations against honoring “individuals whose principal achievements are associated with religious undertakings.”
The Freedom from Religion Foundation is urging its supporters to boycott the stamp — and also to engage in a letter-writing campaign to spread the word about what it calls the “darker side” of Mother Teresa.
The stamp — set to be released on Aug. 26, which would have been Mother Teresa’s 100th birthday — will recognize the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner for her humanitarian work, the Postal Service announced last month.
“Noted for her compassion toward the poor and suffering, Mother Teresa, a diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary U.S. citizen, served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years,” the Postal Service said in a press release. “Her humility and compassion, as well as her respect for the innate worth and dignity of humankind, inspired people of all ages and backgrounds to work on behalf of the world’s poorest populations.”
But Freedom from Religion Foundation spokeswoman Annie Laurie Gaylor says issuing the stamp runs against Postal Service regulations.
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January 28th, 2010 6:54 pm
The same complaints could be made, of course, about Martin Luther King, Jr.. It would be just as stupid.
On the other hand, it’s their right to boycott the stamp if they so desire.
I sort of wish that I had no bigger problems with my life than whether there might be a stamp being produced that I don’t like. The FFRF folks really need to find a hobby.
Bowling, maybe …
January 29th, 2010 8:23 am
If a devotee of Mother Teresa makes a poster-size version of the postage stamp then puts it on their wall and venerates it, i think that would be a problem.
January 29th, 2010 8:31 am
Don’t give anyone any ideas
January 29th, 2010 2:04 pm
Wait, does “venerate” mean “to give a venereal disease to”?
Don’t give anyone any ideas.