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Tate 'misunderstood' banned work

Tate Britain "misunderstood" a piece of art it took out of a show to avoid religious offence, its creator said.

The gallery cancelled plans to display John Latham's God Is Great, concerned in particular that it could upset Muslims after London's 7 July bombings.

Latham was angered by the decision and said that the work, made 10 years ago, was "not offensive to anybody".

"It shows that all religious teaching comes from the same source, whatever name you give to it," he told BBC News.

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Tate Britain plans to debate issues around the subject in a public forum on 8 November.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4281958.stm

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