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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Obscene and Indecent?

(Fox News) - Officials in Hong Kong have received more than 800 complaints about a book so violent, so sexually explicit, that citizens are demanding it be labeled "indecent." The obscene publication in question? The Bible.

Hong Kong's Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority says it's working to determine whether the holy book violates obscenity laws, after an anonymous Web site called truthbible.net complained that it contains more sexual content than a recently-censored newspaper column on incest.

If the Bible is classified as indecent, only those over 18 would be able to purchase it, and copies would be sealed in a wrapper with a warning label.

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