New Christmas Stamps

The new Christmas stamps were unveiled yesterday and, featuring exquisite prints of either angels or the Virgin and Child, they have been welcomed by the Church of England. The C of E railed against last years snow scene images, and some media organisations are suggesting this is why the Royal Mail has returned to religious images.

Actually the Royal Mail adopts a policy of alternating the use of ‘secular’ images one year and religious images the next, and have already announced that next years stamps will feature pantomine figures. This strikes me as being perfectly fair; after all, the secular aspects of Christmas are enjoyed by both Christians and non-Christians alike. They only detract from the message of Christmas if you choose to let them do so.