Group calls for Boycott of eBay over sale of Saints' Fingernail Clippings

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Group calls for Boycott of eBay over sale of Saints' Fingernail Clippings

10-29-2006, 08:17 AM,

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Group calls for Boycott of eBay over sale of Saints' Fingernail Clippings

Quote:A coalition of Christians, angered by the marketing of deceased saints' body parts over the Internet, is calling for a boycott of eBay until the company gets more vigilant about ending the practice.

The Los Angeles-based International Crusade for Holy Relics (ICHR), an independent group with about 200 members, plans to begin its boycott on All Saints Day, which falls on Wednesday.

The group is also urging sympathizers to petition top eBay officers for stricter policies and practices.

The moves come after years of discussions with eBay failed to rid the site of class-one relics, such as the bones, fingernail clippings and hair samples of venerable figures in Christian history...

full article: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1161814211418&call_pageid=970599119419

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