Reuters (h/t Gregory):More than 800 Hong Kong residents have called on authorities to reclassify the Bible as "indecent" due to its sexual a
May 19, 2007

Reuters (h/t Gregory):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.[..]

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.

The Web site said the Bible's sexual content "far exceeds" that of a recent sex column published in the Chinese University's "Student Press" magazine, which had asked readers whether they'd ever fantasized about incest or bestiality.[..]

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.

I'm pretty sure that Larry Flynt would appreciate the great irony. Do you suppose that Bill Donohue will get on TV to condemn all of Hong Kong?

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