Two Ams to Host Reading of 'Blasphemous' Poetry ; 'It's Appalling a Group Can Stop a Book Signing'
Western Mail › November 15, 2008
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THE row over a cancelled poetry reading in the face of objections from a Christian pressure group intensified last night, as AMs and leading Welsh arts figures vowed to host the reading.
On Wednesday Waterstone's bookshop in Cardiff pulled Patrick Jones' reading of his latest poetry, after members of Christian Voice contacted the store.See the full content of this document
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Two Ams to Host Reading of 'Blasphemous' Poetry ; 'It's Appalling a Group Can Stop a Book Signing'
Waterstone's said it cancelled the event to avoid potential "disruption", a decision that was slammed yesterday as against the tenets of free speech.
Christian Voi...See the full content of this document
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