China yesterday slammed media reports as "a total rumor" that the Bible would be prohibited at next year's Beijing Olympic Games. The Catholic News Agency published a report the Bible will be banned in the Olympic Village, citing an Ital ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 09 2007
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CHINA BANS THE BIBLE NOT THE QURAN WHY »
YouTube video The Bible among objects prohibited at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Beijing, Nov 2, 2007 / 02:18 pm (CNA).- Organizes of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of "prohibited objects" in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the... |
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And now, the Catholic Olympic Bible » Shanghai Scrap We’ve come a long, long way since the bogus Olympic Bible Ban stories of last fall. First, the Chinese Protestants publish a special, bi-lingual edition (50,000, complete with the Olympic seal on the cover) for distribution during the Games. And now... |
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Beijing slams Catholic News Agency for "blatant lie" » Shanghaiist Yet another diplomatic tussle looms large between Beijing and the Vatican in the days ahead. It all started when the Catholic News Agency sent out the following really short story a few days ago, alleging that the Bible is "among objects prohibited at the... |
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Bible to be available free during Games » People's Daily Athletes, officials, spectators and tourists can pick up the Bible or just the New Testament for free during the Olympic Games next month. Tens of thousands of copies of the Bible, the New Testament and booklets with just the four Gospel ... |
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