Bible to be branded as indecent?
I would think nothing will come of this, but how interesting.
Photo Source: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/05/hong_kong_offended_by_holy_bib.html
HONG KONG (Reuters) – More than 800 Hong Kong residents
have called on authorities to reclassify the Bible as
"indecent" due to its sexual and violent content, following an
uproar over a sex column in a university student journal.A spokesperson for Hong Kong’s Television and Entertainment
Licensing authority (TELA) said it had received 838 complaints
about the Bible by noon Wednesday.The complaints follow the launch of an anonymous Web site
– www.truthbible.net — which said the holy book "made one
tremble" given its sexual and violent content, including rape
and incest.
continuing…
If the Bible is similarly classified as "indecent" by
authorities, only those over 18 could buy the holy book and it
would need to be sealed in a wrapper with a statutory warning
notice.TELA said it was still undecided on whether the Bible had
violated Hong Kong’s obscene and indecent articles laws.But a local protestant minister shrugged off this
possibility."If there is rape mentioned in the Bible, it doesn’t mean
it encourages those activities," said Reverend Wu Chi-wai.
"It’s just common sense … I don’t think that criticism will
have strong support from the public," he added.
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May 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
This story is hilarious! Now The Washington Post is reporting that after a flood of complaints the Chinese government is contemplating putting WARNING LABELS ON THE BIBLE and prohibiting sale to minors!
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