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		<title>Amazon UK pulls Scientology expose for &#8216;legal reasons&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22920/scientology-censorship</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22920"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/insider-exposes-scientology.jpg" alt="Scientology" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" title="Scientology"></a> Amazon UK has barred the sale of a new <a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22894/scientology-john-duignan">Scientology expose</a> penned by a former member of the church's "elite paramilitary group." 
<br /><br />
In a recent post to an anti-Scientology discussion forum, an Anonymous Brit says that after pre-ordering the book, he received an email from Amazon announcing it had been "removed from sale for legal reasons".
<br /><br />
Too bad.  Then again, you already know all the reasons why it is best to <a href="http://www.apologeticsindex.org/585-scientology">avoid Scientology</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mohammed novel: Salman Rushdie defends books that challenge religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22610/"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/salman-rusdie.jpg" alt="Salman Rushdie" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" title="Salman Rushdie"></a> Satanic Verses author Sir Salman Rushdie has spoken of the need to ask questions about religion in the wake of the row about a new book on the Prophet Mohammed.<br /><br />Muslim hate criminals recently firebombed the home of a British publisher of the novel, Jewel of Medina.  The US publisher of the book, Random House, cancelled publication for fear of violent reprisals.]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists protected under new laws</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11372/atheists-protected-under-new-laws</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satanists and pagans will enjoy the same protection as Christians under new laws banning incitement to racial hatred.
Even atheists will be protected by legislation which aims to prevent people being victimised for their &#8220;beliefs&#8221;. Home Office Minister Paul Goggins said: &#8220;It is any religious belief or lack of belief.&#8221;
The law is intended to extend protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My right to offend a fool</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11371/my-right-to-offend-a-fool</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11371/my-right-to-offend-a-fool#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Race and religion are different - which is why Islamophobia is a nonsense and religious hatred must not be outlawed.
A mandate is a wonderful thing, even if this government&#8217;s rests on just 22% of the electorate. A bad bill already twice rejected with a big rebellion on Labour benches was tabled again yesterday, regardless of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China censorship slows net</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/2607/china-censorship-slows-net</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2003 04:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[News.com.au (Australia), Mar. 7, 2003
http://www.news.com.au/
Correspondents in Beijing
China&#8217;s internet users are suffering sharp slowdowns in access because of the communist government&#8217;s heightened efforts to police online content, industry experts say.
Some experts say problems have worsened this week, suggesting Beijing is tightening surveillance during the annual meeting of China&#8217;s parliament.
China is trying to reap the internet&#8217;s benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google is back in China but don&#8217;t try asking any difficult questions</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/839/google-is-back-in-china-but-dont-try-asking-any-difficult-questions</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2002 14:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian (England), Sep. 14, 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
John Gittings in Shanghai
China&#8217;s web censors have lifted their ban on access to the popular international Google search engine - but they have ways of making sure no one asks the wrong question.
A search for Australian prime minister John Howard yesterday netted 200,000 internet pages; his Japanese counterpart Junichiro Koizumi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google back online in China</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/822/google-back-online-in-china</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC, Sep. 12, 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
China has reversed its decision to block the popular Google search engine. 
A ban on the web portal has been lifted, 10 days after it was imposed. 
&#8220;We have been notified by users that they are now able to access Google in China,&#8221; Google Spokesman Cindy McCaffrey told BBC News Online. 
&#8220;We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California gets tough with Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/782/california-gets-tough-with-jesus</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/782/california-gets-tough-with-jesus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters, Sep. 9, 2002
http://story.news.yahoo.com/
By Dan Whitcomb 
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court has ruled that officials in a Los Angeles suburb cannot begin meetings with prayers invoking Jesus Christ, saying that doing so amounts to an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity over other religions. 
A three-judge panel of the state&#8217;s Second District Court of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China bans AltaVista searches</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/766/china-bans-altavista-searches</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/766/china-bans-altavista-searches#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNET, Sep. 10, 2002
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2122018,00.html
The search engine has been blocked by the Chinese government just days after Google was targeted as a route to unapproved material on the Web 
The Chinese government has blocked access to search engine AltaVista as part of its campaign to prevent citizens from accessing material deemed unsuitable and a potential threat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Blocks Google Search Engine</title>
		<link>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/710/china-blocks-google-search-engine</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2002 14:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AP, Sep. 3, 2002
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/business/3992268.htm
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
BEIJING (AP) - China has blocked access to popular U.S. Internet search engine Google amid government calls to tighten media controls ahead of a major Communist Party congress.
Attempts to look at the site through Chinese Internet services on Tuesday were rejected with a notice saying it couldn&#8217;t be found. Users and [...]]]></description>
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