Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Jesus slips in British polls LONDON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Nearly a third of self-described Christians in Britain are unaware Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a poll published by The Telegraph said Wednesday. Advertisement While the title "Jesus of Nazareth" might have accounted for some of the nativity uncertainty, nearly a third again were unaware Jesus was Jewish. While there was murkiness over his ethnicity and birthplace, a striking number of respondents in the YouGov.com poll were aware of the events surrounding the overcoming of death -- 85 percent were able to identify the resurrection as the principle of Easter. Asked who the first man was to appear in the Bible, a third of respondents were unaware it was Adam. The highest scores in the poll were logged by people over the age of 50, the report said. U.S. defends role in Cuba lights spat Advertisement WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The State Department Wednesday defended a decision by the U.S. mission in Cuba to display Christmas lights the Havana regime says is political. The Cuban government has demanded twice in four days that holiday decorations placed on the grounds of the U.S. interest section in Havana be removed. The decorations include trees and lights and a sign with the number 75, a reference to the number of political prisoners jailed in Cuba in 2003. "We think it's appropriate at the holiday season to remember these people who are missing because of political repression," said spokesman Richard Boucher. Cuba has threatened unspecified action against the U.S. interests section. 'Naked Boys Singing!' show gets an OK ATLANTA, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has allowed the musical revue "Naked Boys Singing!" to continue at the Armory club, overruling police who had closed the show. Police had cited the Armory for offering adult entertainment without a license, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. But the mayor asked police to drop the case because, "The investigation has revealed the citation issued was based upon the misreading of a section of the Atlanta City Code." Advertisement Atlanta attorney Robert Darroch, who is co-producing "Naked," said he was ecstatic about Franklin's decision. "We had every confidence that if the mayor took a look at it, [she] would realize it was a mistake," he said. "We have reserved a front-row seat for the mayor for Thursday night's show . . . and any staff who would like to be there." Garroch said the show does not meet Atlanta's definition of adult entertainment since it does not include nude or semi-nude performers engaging in sex or simulated sex. After "Naked Boys Singing!" opened at the Armory in August, a reviewer for the Journal-Constitution placed it on a list of recommended productions and described it as "A little song, a little dance, a cast of six not wearing pants." 11-year-old questioned for making threat LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old Leesburg, Va., boy faces a complaint for allegedly making "anti-American and violent" statements in school. The boy's mother, Pamela Albaugh, said she was aware of an incident in which her son, Yishai Asido, was assigned to write a letter to U.S. Marines, the Washington Post reported. The boy, said his teacher, wrote, "I wish all Americans were dead and that American soldiers should die." Advertisement Yishai and Albaugh deny he wished his countrymen dead. Albaugh is a U.S. citizen. Her husband, an Israeli citizen, manages a Leesburg moving company. The two say the incident is a paranoid overreaction in the post-9/11 environment. Law enforcement officials say the terrorist attacks and the Columbine school shootings require them to consider whether children who make threats might pose a danger to their classmates. Albaugh thought the whole thing was resolved until county investigators showed up last week. What followed, she said, was two hours of polite, but intense and personal, questioning. Before the investigators left, one deputy said their "concerns had been put to rest," Albaugh told the Post. 11-year-old questioned for making threat LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old Leesburg, Va., boy faces a complaint for allegedly making "anti-American and violent" statements in school. The boy's mother, Pamela Albaugh, said she was aware of an incident in which her son, Yishai Asido, was assigned to write a letter to U.S. Marines, the Washington Post reported. The boy, said his teacher, wrote, "I wish all Americans were dead and that American soldiers should die." Yishai and Albaugh deny he wished his countrymen dead. Albaugh is a U.S. citizen. Her husband, an Israeli citizen, manages a Leesburg moving company. The two say the incident is a paranoid overreaction in the post-9/11 environment. Advertisement Law enforcement officials say the terrorist attacks and the Columbine school shootings require them to consider whether children who make threats might pose a danger to their classmates. Albaugh thought the whole thing was resolved until county investigators showed up last week. What followed, she said, was two hours of polite, but intense and personal, questioning. Before the investigators left, one deputy said their "concerns had been put to rest," Albaugh told the Post.
