(October 12, 2010 at 11:38 am)Thor Wrote: It really bugs me when I check into a hotel room and there's religious propaganda (a bible) in the night stand drawer. This also seems discriminatory. If you're going to stick a Bible in the drawer, why not also a Koran? Or the Talmud? Or the Rigveda? Why do Christians get to stick their holy book in hotel rooms but not other religions?
When I find a bible in the drawer I always write something on the cover (and inside pages) like "WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS INCEST, WAR, UNJUST LAWS AND DEATH! KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN!", "WARNING! THIS BOOK SAYS SLAVERY IS OKAY!", "WARNING! THIS BOOK REPRESSES WOMEN!", "WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS 99.6% PURE BULLSHIT!" etc.....
I'm wondering what others on this forum think of Bibles in hotel rooms. And does anyone else mark, deface, rip up, or throw away Bibles when you stay in a hotel room?
I must add that I considered simply tossing the thing in the trash. But I thought it would be more effective to mark it up and leave it there. I like to imagine someone going to read it and finding what I've written. "Good heavens, Charles! Look what someone did to the Bible!" Just wish I could be there to see it!
*yawns*...Hotels are private businesses. They are able to endorse whatever viewpoints they want and are protected in doing so by law. If you don't like Bibles being in them stay at RV Parks, it's pretty simple. Last time I checked you could not force anyone to read a book, so it's not even a big deal. Considering it's the number one selling book of all time, it's not a bad one to have in a hotel. Consider it a little bonus, like mints on your pillow :-)
