GAIL'S BLOG

Bibles leaving hotel rooms–Watching a bigger trend

Even though we may think that the United States is a strong religious nation, there are clues that this has been changing.  OneSleepless man of the most obvious clues is the lack of the Gideon Bible in hotel rooms.  Just 10 years ago 95% of hotel rooms had the Gideon Bible tucked away in the drawer.  Today fewer than 50% of hotel rooms provide a copy.  This number is dwindling as the United States changes its focus on becoming more secular.  Although 90% of Americans still believe in God, the number is growing for those who state they are not religious and would classify themselves as unaffiliated.   (The idea of placing a Bible in the hotel room actually started back in 1899 by two Christian men.  Since then 1.8 billion Bibles have been placed in hotel rooms in 190 countries.)  We now have TV, the internet, phones, apps and books (both …

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