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Writer Shocked As Christian Group Forces Cancellation Of Poetry EventPosted at 8:16AM Thursday 13 Nov 2008 A branch of Waterstone's was at the centre of a freedom of expression row last night when it cancelled a poetry reading after warnings from a Christian group.Poet Patrick Jones, brother of Manic Street Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire, was due to give a reading from his new book, Darkness is Where The Stars Are, at Waterstone's in Cardiff at 7pm yesterday.
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Unfortunately, Waterstone's have not been consistently good at withstanding pressure groups. In the late 80s and early 90s some Waterstone's shops took both Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' and the writings of holocaust denier David Irving off sale because of threats, while Dillons shops in the same towns kept them on sale. While one may disagree with an author or his writings - vehemently in the case of Irving - giving in to fundamentalists of any persuasion - whether they be islamic, Christian, fascist or indeed anti-fascist - is just cowardly.
Posted by Eric Blair at 9:55AM Thursday 13 Nov 2008
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