china Prepares Olympic Bible Giveaway
China has gone one step further to dispel concerns that Olympic athletes would be barred from bringing Bibles with them to China this summer. It is now preparing to give away tens of thousands of Christian texts in Beijing and other Olympic co-host cities.
Athletes and visitors alike will be able to obtain free copies of the Bible, New Testament and booklets with the four Gospels during the Games next month, the China Daily reports.
Li Chunrong, general manager of China’s main Bible printer, said that 30,000 bilingual (Chinese-English) copies of the New Testament are being printed for distribution during the Games, according to the report. Li also said that the Beijing Christian Council has ordered 10,000 Bibles for athletes, media and others who will stay at the Olympic Village.
In addition, 50,000 bilingual (Chinese and English) copies of a pamphlet with the four Gospels have been printed. The booklet’s cover (pictured right) will feature the Olympic rings and the “running man” logo of the Beijing Games.
“This is especially significant (because) as far as I know, this is the first time an Olympics logo will be used on a religious booklet,” Rev. Xu Xiaohong, who oversees publications for the China Christian Council, told China Daily. “The Olympic spirit and the spirit of living a ‘purpose-driven life’ that Christians believe in come together in the combination.”
Still, there are no plans to put Bibles in hotel rooms, said Xu.
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Thanks Paul,a friend from Canada,actually,he is one of the group members of the Canadian National Hocky team. when he took part in the 2008 Olympics game. he found the Olympics bible for me and for my friends. he gave me 2 copies of this bible,and a elegant copy. Thanks Paul and his graceful mother.