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SPONGEBOB RECEIVES 'UNEQUIVOCAL WELCOME' FROM UCC

CLEVELAND -- Joining the animated fray, the United Church of Christ today
(Jan. 24) said that Jesus? message of extravagant welcome extends to all,
including SpongeBob Squarepants ? the cartoon character that has come under
fire for allegedly holding hands with a starfish.

In response to laughable accusations by James C. Dobson, founder of Focus
on the Family, against the ever-cheerful, yellow cartoon character, the
Rev. John H. Thomas, UCC general minister and president, said, "... It?s
one more concrete example of how religion is misused over and over to
promote intolerance over inclusion."

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