We were right. The Olympic Bible ban controversy would spill over. And it has, in a most unbelievably crazy fashion. More ill-informed Christian and Catholic news media have given legs to the story. Somewhere along the way, the rumour became a fact, and a... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Fri, Nov 09 2007
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CNN: Outsourcing the Bible to China »
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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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