China Bans Bibles from 2008 Olympics

China is banning Bibles from the Olympic Games next year allegedly for security reason, according to reports Tuesday.

The Bible is on a list of items – which include video cameras and cups – prohibited at the 2008 Summer Olympics, according to Fox News. This means Christian athletes will not have access to Bibles in their Olympic village housing.

Moreover, the communist and officially atheist country is banning all religious symbols at Olympic facilities in Beijing and warning visitors to not bring more than one copy of the Bible with them to China.

“The banning of Bibles and religious symbols by athletes in the Olympic Village by the Chinese government is evidence that it has not progressed to the level of civility that is worthy of hosting the international Olympic games,” the Rev. Dr. Keith Roderick, Washington representative for Christian Solidarity International, told The Christian Post.

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