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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 surprise of many, Bibles are among the objects that will not be allowed. Unn-believable!
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Or is it (assuming it's true) just a way to play fair to all religions? That is, the article doesn't mention the Koran, but I wonder if it, too, is on the list?
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Athletes who are true believers may want to make sure they have a prominent religious symbol tattoo that will be visible on TV coverage. The secular humanists can just go for a large "Bite Me" in chinese characters! 
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Or is it (assuming it's true) just a way to play fair to all religions? That is, the article doesn't mention the Koran, but I wonder if it, too, is on the list? How would that being fair to all religions, Julia? Assuming it's true, one might also make the leap that other religious texts are prohibited as well. However, it would be just as fair to allow other religions to bring their texts etc. for the purpose of personal inspiration etc. Interestingly, there are millions of Christians in China today. One only need google that to see the figures. So that might beg the question, what are they REALLY saying by establishing this ban?
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This makes me wonder how many athletes will be affected by not having their bible with them? Will it affect their athletic performance?
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Probably also untrue. Here on the Rant, we generally don't trust news agencies that have an obvious bias. Who's carrying this story so far? The Catholic News Agency? NewsMax? Pajamas Media? Sheesh. The story was first published on 11/2. Today is 11/7. Why have none of the mainstream media picked it up? Some fools might posit that the Librul Media are in cahoots with the Commies in Beijing. Not this fool.
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From the article.. 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. Guess that covers all religions. Other objects on the list include video cameras and cups. No cups... Guess they've heard of the revolutionary axiom "My cup runneth over". Sky
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"Visitors to Beijing Olympics advised: take no more than one Bible", Catholic News Agency, November 7, 2007Making a slight change to its total ban on religious items, the Chinese Olympic Committee has decided, "devotional objects” will be allowed in compliance with Chinese "freedom of religion" laws, but “religious objects meant to propagate a cult” will not be permitted. The article goes on to cite The Cardinal Kung Foundation without any further note of exactly what it is. I guess if you're reading releases published by the Catholic News Agency, you're supposed to know who they are. The website of the Cardinal Kung Foundation identifies itself as The underground Roman Catholic community in China. Interestingly, it is headquartered in Stamford, CT., causing me to immediately wonder if they are Cantonese or Mandarin, and before anyone accuse me of being prejudicial, a citation used in the article, taken straight from the website, clearly divides Christians up into separate categories: The Chinese government severely and systematically persecutes members of China's spiritual communities, including Roman Catholics, Protestants, Evangelical Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, and members of the Falun Gong movement. I also find it interesting that they specify Uighur Muslims. I wonder if different Muslim sects exist within the Uighur populations. Also of interest, and amusing, is the Google ad link that appeared at the bottom of the article: Mail a Bible to China
You can mail Bibles from your home to Communist and Muslim nations. The site is called Bibles Unbound, and it requests people sign up for a $30 a month membership automatically charged to your credit card or debited from your bank account. I didn't delve too deeply into the site, but it was less than outwardly forthcoming regarding which version of the Bible it sends, and which Christian sect the site represents. It is based in Oklahoma. That adds a bit of understanding to the Chinese government's claim of cult propagation mentioned in the Catholic News Agency article.
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From the article.. 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. Guess that covers all religions. Other objects on the list include video cameras and cups. No cups... Guess they've heard of the revolutionary axiom "My cup runneth over". Sky Or the Communion Cup...
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