Religion and Freethinkers on Postage Stamps

Here's a little video about some of the stamps I have in my collection.

The clip of Madalyn Murray-O'Hair is from the movie "Madalyn" from 1970:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVTyALTvBo

To hear our astronauts promoting religion to the world while in space traveling around the moon, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Ipb8-CLDM

To read quotes from famous dead non-theists: http://www.jmarkgilbert.com/atheists.html

A J.A.M. Production

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[eddiequest4]

I read that "In (myth) we trust" sillyness was actually started during the early days of the cold war. Some influential politians pushed it into currency and such because they believed the "commies" were "godless".

[aajoeyjo]

Yes, it was called "The Red Scare," and "The McCarthy Era." There was a modern day witch-hunt, and instead of burning, there was character assination, violations of privacy, blacklisting and arrest and incarceration. Many many non-Communists were accused and oppressed.

The Jim Carrey movie called "Majestic" features a look at that social circus of injustice.

Congress passed a series of laws in the 1950s "respecting an establishment of religion."

[joyville2]

The Girl Scouts are open minded. When my daughter was a girl scout, she was able to leave the God word out and say nature.

[aajoeyjo]

joyville2 - Well if that's good enough for you and her, great. It wouldn't be good enough for me though. It's like the Bible in court. You don't have to swear on it anymore, but it's still there, and it's still in the minds of many in the court system.

If they didn't want to push God, it wouldn't be in there, optional or not.

[BJRMBA1]

While I am a non-thiest and agree with most of these statements I do wish to point outr that a mumber of years ago the Girl Scout's did modify their oath to allow girls to afirm rather than taking an oath to a deity.

[aajoeyjo]

Yes, the Girl Scouts attempted to rectify the problem. I don't think they succeeded that way though. It's still there.

We never see "Whites Only" signs in the USA anymore. I wonder if there's even a museum anywhere with things like that on display. Did you know that even public swimming pools were segregated?

Imagine if they had integrated 100%, but without ever taking down those signs. On the surface, they're more progressive than their founders, but deep inside, the sign speaks loudly.

[theseaflows]

That was truly interesting to watch .. thankyou for making and posting.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

Have you seen our campaign to get Carl Sagan on a US Forever Stamp?

Please support the movement to get Carl on his own stamp.

[Dramphooey]

The Apollo stamp was the most irritating considering the moon landing was a triumph of science, technology and human endeavor.

[dave777blaster]

hahaha

best stamp show in town

[cosmos11]

Funny thing, I just noticed how much Madlin sounded like Roseanne Barr:-)

[joyville2]

It's not good enough for me, because I see Separation of Church and State as to mean that there is NO religion mentioned in any government proceeding. I am still in the minority , though. It is important that it is not assumed that God or religion is fact.

The Boy Scouts are way behind the Girl Scouts, IMO.