Cuban Prison Bans the Bible
Posted on September 27th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
An inventive way of prisioners doing bible study ends with the Bible being banned from the inmates’ cells.
HAVANA, SEPT. 26, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Prison authorities in Camaguey, Cuba, have banned the Bible from inmates’ cells, according to Aid to the Church in Need.
“Nine political prisoners, several of whom are journalists, used to read texts of the Bible aloud from their cells so that other prisoners around could listen,” ACN sources added.
“It was an original way to study the Bible and get spiritual support to these prisoners who are very badly treated,” according to the international charity.
ACN sends Bibles to the Catholic Church in Cuba, which are distributed through parishes and also to the prisoners through the Camaguey Archdiocese. Few Bibles, however, are allowed into the prisons.
[Full Story @ Cubanet.org]
Source: Cuba Net
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