Post expressing love for Jessie, James, and Meowth deemed “inappropriate content that adversely affects society.”
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Spokesmen say this week’s ceremony, and another scheduled for October, violate the principal of separation of church and state.
Draco Malfoy’s real-life actor apologizes for causing offense through his “ignorance.”
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