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  • China: Some Olympians Dissatisfied With Religious Center

    08/16/2008 7:00:49 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 62 replies · 910+ views
    WP ^ | 08/14/08 | Ariana Eunjung Cha
    Some Olympians Dissatisfied With Religious Center By Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, August 14, 2008; A13 BEIJING, Aug. 13 -- The Olympic Village's religious center has become the target of a quiet protest by athletes, coaches and other delegates who say its staffing and services fall woefully short of the promises made by Chinese organizers. Previous Olympic hosts welcomed foreign chaplains, but China has banned them from living with the athletes. It has instead pledged that it will provide equivalent services from its pool of state-employed pastors, imams and other clerics. Josh McAdams, 28, an American athlete...