Not too far off...
The Bibles are put into hotels by the Gideons, which was founded by travelling salesmen that wanted to make sure other salesmen would have access to a Bible while traveling.
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My father in law died in his 50s. Both his parents outlived him. They donated thousands of dollars to gideons for bibles. My wife checks every bible on every hotel room now trying to find one with her father's name in it.
The irony is that he was an atheist and my wife is Jewish. But grandma and grandpa er devout Christians
I see religious shit randomly littering the hospital I work at. People put fliers in waiting areas or on window sills. Couple whole-ass bibles. Lately it's been the little plastic jesus emoji looking toys.
I put all of them in the trash.
We have a fucking chaplain, if our patients want to see that shit they can talk to him. Hitting people with religious nonsense when they're at their lowest is predatory and should be illegal.
I fucking love you.
Few years ago I was staying in the motel in Florida and had nothing to do. I'm not religious, but for some reason decided to read the Bible that was in the room. As soon as I opened it, right on the first page there was a used condom covered in blood. I've never opened a single Bible after that.
Tbf it was water when the party started.
Omigod.
Blood soak sex? Tbh seems on brand....
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“Thank you, Mr. Gideon.”
“No, thank you, Mr. Christ.”
Gideons usually distribute them.
Some specific hotel chains, mainly Marriott's, are owned by Mormons and also mandate that the book of Mormon be placed in the rooms too.
I noticed that the last time I was in a Marriott, that definitely explains it.
Would Jesus be political if he came back to Earth/
Have his second home in Palm Springs and try to hide his worth/
Take money from those poor folks, if he came back again/
And admit he's talked to all those preachers, and say they been a-talkin to him?
Would he wear a pinky ring, would he drive a fancy car/
Would his wife wear pearls and diamonds, would his dressing room have a star?
If he came back tomorrow there's something I'd like to know/
(Would you tell me) would Jesus wear a Rolex on his television show?
- Ray Stevens, "Would Jesus Wear A Rolex on His Television Show?"
Ray Stevens went a long way from that song in 1987 to his one about how dems get dead people to vote for them in 2012
https://genius.com/Ray-stevens-grandpa-voted-democrat-lyrics
I can't say I'm surprised. He falls right in the middle of that demographic. I grew up listening to The Mississippi Squirrel and Eric the Awful. I grew up watching The Cosby Show too, and Hercules. Some of the old stuff is still enjoyable, even if the artist isn't. Not all of it tho. I can't watch most Kevin Spacey or Mel Gibson movies
Yeah I listened to his songs a lot as a kid as well. It was just jarring to hear the silly song guy repeat quack conservative conspiracies when I looked back into him later down the line, though like you say, not unexpected given his demographic.
Personally i blame the lead poisoning
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The US is the only country where I've seen this, and I travelled many countries. Really shows the power of American marketing.
It's only that way because the Gideon's made it their church's mission to get a Bible in every room. A single organization is responsible.
They're in Canada too often times.
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I just steal those.
I feel like I can do some gnarly satanic shit with stolen bibles
The paper is usally pretty thin, good for joints in a pinch.
Buddy in high school used to grab the little mini-pocket bibles whenever he found them and used it for just that.
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I put those in the trash. Not the room trash, the common area trash.
That'll teach em
He obviously read, “Art of the deal “.
We had at least one Gideon give a talk at ye olde fundie baptist school I grew up in. The Gideon Bibles are actually free for the taking.
My favourite conspiracy theory is every Gideon bible has a listening device in it and you should put the bible in the safe so the Gideon's don't spy on you. Yes, I always put the bible in the safe. Yes, I leave it in there for housekeeping to find.
My favorite conspiracy is that no one killed JFK. His head just did that.
I went to one that had the bhagavad-gita in it. It was a nice change of pace.
In the bhagavad gita, baby
those bibles make excellent paddles for spanking. they give a unique hollow thunk to the audible slap when it hits a thick ass.
Supply Side Jesus
Serious question, would countries with their own predominant religion also have religious books in their local hotels? Like, do Indian hotels have baghavad gitas on the bedside?
Hotels are a scam dreamt up by Big Jesus to sell more Bibles
back in my day we had The Book of the Law in every bedside drawer and there was nothing weird about that
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