When they hosted the Olympics?
| Bibles banned from 2008 Olympic village
Chinese officials have announced athletes who compete in the 2008 Beijing Games will be banned from having Bibles in their Olympic village housing, and even visitors are being warned not to bring more than a single Bible with them when they come to China. According to a report from the Catholic News Agency, Bibles will be among the list of “prohibited objects” for athletes at the Beijing housing complexes being built now for the thousands of athletes expected to participate. “According to the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, organizers have cited ‘security reasons’ and have prohibited athletes from bearing any kind of religious symbol at Olympic facilities,” the report said. Also banned will be video cameras and cups, the report said. |
Bibles, religious symbols, and video cameras — I can understand how the Communists would feel insecure about them.
But cups?
Update: Thursday, November 15
| China denounces Games “Bible ban” report
China reacted angrily on Thursday to reports in the European press that the government would ban Bibles during next year’s Beijing Olympics, saying it could not possibly be true. |