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11-23-2007, 10:04 PM | #1 | |
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Hotels Get Smart, Remove Bibles
http://www.luxist.com/2007/11/18/lux...ose-the-bible/
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11-26-2007, 11:22 AM | #2 | ||
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Some of the comments with this article are gold.
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But, dammit, where am I supposed to hide my cash during hotel stays, now? Next thing you know, they'll be removing the hidden stash of booze business travelers leave in the toilet tank on checkout. |
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11-26-2007, 12:41 PM | #3 |
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I don't see the point in removing it. It does no harm being there and can come in useful either as a spiritual guide for those who walk that path, or as a handy supply of emergency paper for the rest of us.
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11-26-2007, 02:33 PM | #4 |
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As long as you feel the same say about LaVey's Satanic Bible.
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11-27-2007, 06:50 PM | #5 |
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Doesn't bother me in the slightest as long as I'm not paying for it or required to read it.
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11-26-2007, 01:00 PM | #6 |
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Anything else that is... donated... by a passer-through is removed.
And I don't think that "remove" is really the right word. I don't think most Gideon Bibles are actually left behind after a stay anymore; a better way to put it is "stop helping the Gideons distribute them". People who can't sleep without a Bible nearby probably have one already; Gideon Bibles are a form of prostelyzation.
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11-26-2007, 01:07 PM | #7 |
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But the kids won't understand the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon any more if they are removed.
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11-26-2007, 01:18 PM | #8 |
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the debbil will enter through their ears in their sleep if there's no bible in there.
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11-26-2007, 01:19 PM | #9 |
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I don't read anyway when in a hotel room so....
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11-26-2007, 02:34 PM | #10 |
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I've noticed over the past few years that many hotels have been ditching the minibars, and even the minifridges altogether. Now that's a real shame. Not only do I not get to pop open a beer or champagne split immediately upon entering my room, I also have nowhere to put my leftover delivery pizza.
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11-26-2007, 02:40 PM | #11 | |
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i honestly don't see what the big deal is either way. if a hotel owner wants to put them there, cool. if not, cool. i book my hotels based on the quality of the property, proximity to my reason for visiting, and price - in that order. the contents of the nightstand drawer don't enter into the equation.
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11-26-2007, 07:08 PM | #12 | |
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I think they have the right to allow it, just think it is sad. A non-stalk/insult post *has heart-attack*. |
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11-26-2007, 02:39 PM | #13 |
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When I lived in Leicester my parents stayed at the Holiday Inn - ludicrous prices, but they had Clubcard points from supermarket shopping so it was free.
There was a notice in the minibar that said any drink removed would be charged unless the occupent could prove it was later replaced. It's a pressure sensitive automatic billing system. My Mum - very respectful of authority - wanted to phone up Reception and ask if they culd use the fridge anyway. I said, "God, no Mum - they'll only feed you some line because it's more trouble for them! Just take all the stuff out like you usually do and pretend you didn't see the sign. They'll be plenty of idiots who genuinely didn't, they must have a way to process it!" So they put their supermarket lunch fixings and alcohol in the fridge as usual and didn't consume anything provided by the hotel. Sure nuff it wasn't a problem. Although if I know Mum she would really have hammed it up at the desk
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11-26-2007, 05:55 PM | #14 |
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I've stayed in Marriott's a couple of times in recent years. Their drawers contain a Gideon Bible (KJV), a Book of Mormon, and The Book of Marriott.
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