Anti-Gay Christian Group Refuses To Accept Mail With New Harvey Milk Stamp

[DonViejo]

Fundamentalist Christian group American Family Association is urging members not to accept any mail postmarked with the U.S. Postal Service’s newly released Harvey Milk stamp, the first U.S. stamp to feature an openly gay elected official.

“Honoring predator Harvey Milk on a U.S. postage stamp is disturbing to say the least. Harvey Milk was a very disreputable man and used his charm and power to prey on young boys with emotional problems and drug addiction,” an AFA press release said Wednesday. “He is the last person we should be featuring on a stamp.”

As one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States, Milk’s efforts to advance LGBT rights earned him the Medal of Freedom posthumously from President Barack Obama in 2009. The 2008 Academy Award-winning biopic "Milk” was also inspired by the icon.

The AFA, however, viewed the historic commemorative stamp as a way for “the radical homosexual lobby” to “undoubtedly encourage businesses to use these stamps -- all in the name of inclusiveness, political correctness and diversity.”

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[gollygee]

1. Yeah, right

If they think there's a check in there, they'd open it no matter what stamp was on it.

But whatever. Maybe I'm wrong and they'll lose money over it, or forget to pay a bill and have some kind of trouble over it. One can hope.

[DonViejo]

4. I'm tempted to send them a $1.00 bill...

in an envelope with the Harvey Milk stamp on it.

[Downwinder]

5. Bet they accept it. Money has no religion.

[shenmue]

2. Sad

The AFA is nuts.

[Egnever]

3. LOL

Dumbest reaction ever. If I owed them money I would send them a check with one of those stamps to be sure.