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Elmore Furth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-20-10 09:07 AM
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Indian State Removes Book With Jesus Holding Beer
I think this predjudice against 'Road House Jesus' has gone too far.






GAUHATI, India (AP) -- Authorities in a Christian-majority state in India's remote northeast have confiscated all copies of a school textbook that carried a picture of Jesus Christ holding a can of beer and a cigarette, an official said Saturday.

The primary school textbook, which teaches cursive handwriting, used the picture of Jesus on the page for the letter 'I' -- to represent Idol.


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