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Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
#31
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
(October 7, 2014 at 3:21 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote: [Image: BibleWarningLabel2.jpg]

or this one is funny:

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Your GF is a genus for making those…. damn why I never thought of that.[Image: tumblr_inline_n8d4utI6u21s1douv.gif]
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#32
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
(October 14, 2014 at 2:38 pm)Fromper Wrote: So just for kicks, I did a quick Google search and found the FAQ on the Gideons International page about the Bibles in hotel rooms. It doesn't say if they mind people "stealing" them. So I emailed them at the address on that FAQ page:

Quote:I know that your organization is responsible for placing most of the Bibles found in hotel rooms, and I had a question about that. Are those intended just for people to read while they're staying in that hotel room, or do you expect them to be taken by hotel patrons, and you replace them regularly? I wouldn't want to steal the Bible from a hotel if you only intend for it to be read there, but if you don't mind people taking them, I know someone who would like to "steal" one from their hotel.

Needless to say, I used my "backup" email address that I use for spam collection, rather than my real email addy for everyday use. I don't want to be on their mailing list.

In case anyone cares, here's their answer:

Quote:We place them in the hotel rooms free of charge to the hotel, so it is more than okay if the hotel patrons want to take them. Usually the hotels (probably housekeeping) have more on hand and can replace the one in the room with another one if it gets taken or damaged. And the hotels can always call us or their local Gideons for more Bibles if they need more. We don’t consider it stealing, though. We want them to be enjoyed and used, and if you need it, then it is okay to take it with you.

So if you want to remove the Bible from the room, it's not theft. Go ahead and "remove" them all you want - just don't set off the fire detector in the room when you do it. (Burn them outside) Devil
That's MISTER Godless Vegetarian Tree Hugging Hippie Liberal to you.
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#33
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
(October 7, 2014 at 3:21 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote:

I agree with putting fun stickers on them, but not with throwing them out. If you gave me a Qu'ran for free I'd be grateful and I'd probably read it. Doesn't mean I'd become a Muslim. I can't possibly see how giving out free Bible is such a bad thing - it allows people to read it themselves - if they want to - free from any religious obligations.

(October 7, 2014 at 3:29 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: I think it's a one-off. It's a lodge in Tahoe. There are a lot of churches around here too.
They're not put in by Churches, they're put in by the Gideons or groups similar to them. That's why they do not have any references in them to church service times, etc. It's just the book, it's not a church invitation.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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#34
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
(October 15, 2014 at 9:11 pm)Aractus Wrote:
(October 7, 2014 at 3:21 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote:

I agree with putting fun stickers on them, but not with throwing them out. If you gave me a Qu'ran for free I'd be grateful and I'd probably read it. Doesn't mean I'd become a Muslim. I can't possibly see how giving out free Bible is such a bad thing - it allows people to read it themselves - if they want to - free from any religious obligations.

(October 7, 2014 at 3:29 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: I think it's a one-off. It's a lodge in Tahoe. There are a lot of churches around here too.
They're not put in by Churches, they're put in by the Gideons or groups similar to them. That's why they do not have any references in them to church service times, etc. It's just the book, it's not a church invitation.

I agree.

As much as I dislike opening a drawer in a motel/hotel and finding a bible or whatever, I'll happily put mocking leaflets into them but I wouldn't support throwing them away, damaging them or destroying them.

I have a bible and a quran on my bookshelf in my study at home. On one side I have my medical reference texts, next to those I have my archaeology books, next to those are my Terry Pratchett/Fantasy books, and then the religious texts.
Dying to live, living to die.
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#35
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I'm jealous of you beccs
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#36
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
Why would you be jealous?
Dying to live, living to die.
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#37
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
Books
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#38
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
Can you get yourself a kindle and download some?
Dying to live, living to die.
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#39
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
I have a King James 1611, and a couple others. Had fun buying the KJV 1611 at Zondervan, I was as serious as I could be with the clerk when I told him I thought it was an abomination they sold anything else besides the KJV 1611 !!
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#40
RE: Hotel Rooms and Toxic Waste (Bibles, BoM, etc)
^ Wow. I have the complete N.T. in Greek, and if you had said that to me I would have said what about the Greek N.T. and Hebrew/Aramaic O.T.?
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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