Never seen a Bible in the hotel room, but i have seen a flyer that said "this hotel accommodate religious books like Bible, Quran, or Torah, ask our front desk if you need a religious book on your room"
I stayed at a motel one time, opened a drawer expecting to find a Gideon's Bible, and instead there was a copy of the Bhagavad Gita. It was one of the funniest surprises ever!
I'm not religious myself nor do I have an issue with religion per se, that said I do have concerns with active propagation of harmful ideas. Sadly that makes the bible a rather disturbing work from my perspective, don't get me wrong here I'm also no proponent of censorship either but the bible is a work that advises slave ownership and offers helpful guidance how to beat ones human property. Can't help but find that actively engaging in the proliferation of such material without criticism is at best morally questionable, ideas should not be censored sure but harmful ideas ought not to proliferated without challenge either IMO. Also no I am in no way suggesting modern Christianity supports the biblical positions on slavery in general either but the book itself does remain a strong advocate for such practices even most Christians would rightly identify as immoral these days so still worrying to see it promoted absent context.
I’m agnostic but I have no problem with it. Nobody forces me to read it and I know it is a service to some people, so if I ran a hotel I’d provide them too. I do like the idea of having a note for people of different faiths though to accommodate their spiritual needs.
Im agnostic, and personally find it a very tasteful and respectful way of spreading religion. It's just there if you want it. It's not out in the open, it's not shoved in your face. It's just there, and if you're curious you can take a look through I think expanding it to provide o her religious books as well is a wonderful idea
they were handing them in my school in portugal. The next weeks you could see bible pages in the floor and everywhere, and the few people that didnt do that were showing people the shittiest parts of the bible. Very nice times lmao
Almost every hotel I've stayed at happened to have a Gideon Bible, sometimes even a Book of Mormon. I found it all rather strange but this certainly answered a question I'd had on the back burner for years. Pretty interesting.
Raine, You asked about the Book of Mormon, the founder J.W. Marriott was LDS in addition to the Bible he added the Book of Mormon at all Marriott's. Since Marriott now owns or operates hotels that might not have "Marriott" in its name, I cannot say if this practice is still occuring. Check Wikipedia for list of brands owned by Marriott.
When I was 8 we went on a road trip down the gold coast in Australia, all we took with us were 2 cds and the clothes we'd need. Each and every motel or hotel we stayed at had a gideons bible in it so my dad geordified it and turned it into bedtime stories for me and my sister. To this day the only stories I remember are those ones (and I studied theology for 5 years post 16). "And God created the light and saw that it was right canny like" "Noah took 2 of each animal with him onto the ark but not wasps because they're evil buggers" "and lots wife became a pillar of salt, but it was quite handy like because he needed some for his chips"
@@hydrolifetech7911 lol! Well sarcastically or not, it was funny. And I have always been a big fan of comedy. But yes I am a bible believing Christian. We have sense of humor.. to a degree. I think this dad had a clean sense of humor and did not blaspheme anything so it is ok. Hey what ever gets the point across, and causes the kids to pay attention right?
I’ve seen the same thing in Islamic countries actually. Throughout my trips to Turkey and UAE, I’ve seen the Quran and the prayer rug provided in every room. Didn’t think much of it - just the equivalent of a bible in rooms in America
I didn't know these books were supplied by an organization. I've only found them in one or two hotels, and I always assumed they'd been forgotten by previous travelers...
At no point did this video ever get around to answering *why* Gideons thought every hotel room needs a Bible, though. That's the answer to the question.
If you look at their website, it says they do it to share God's word and the gospel. See their section "Sharing Copies of God's Word" on their about page, it explains their reasoning briefly. www.gideons.org/about
They did explain, at 1:30 . 90% of the United States were Christian at the time of Gideons founding, a large demographic for hotels were travelling salesmen. It was a bible for people who forgot to bring their own with them and it was a way as evangels to spread the gospel. Why every room has them. It is an easier option for hotels. They just need to put them in the room once and that is it unless they go missing.
I think that reading the Bible makes you less religious it is full of disgusting things... I think most Christians don't read it they just get told the 10 passages about love and this and that but never read the rest of it...
@@rickwalker7900 If it's Hong Kong, then I wouldn't be that surprised given that placement of Gidon's Bible in hotels is a common practice in Britain and former British colonies. But in Mainland China, that practice is highly unusual and mostly found in high-end international hotel chains.
Yeah, I feel the same way. And it reduces the overall cost to not have like a bookshelf of all the religious texts in the rooms; far fewer people would actively request them.
@@SunflowerSpotlight that makes me wonder, what would be the percentage of requests per room booked per religious book? It surely would be a really small fraction but would be way more inclusive to have most if not all different books available at much smaller quantities each.
@@SergioEduP yeah, I think a hotel with 100 rooms can manage with 5 copies of bible and 1 copy of every major religion at the desk instead of having 100 bibles for each room and still not having books of other religions.
I always appreciate finding a bible in the room, let's me play that age old game of hide the bible.. Some places you need to get real creative because everywhere you go to hide one already has a bible hidden there, and it isn't fair to hide more than one bible in the same place...
They would come to my university once a semester. Everyone would take a Bible from them. However, nobody actually wanted one, yet nobody wanted to throw a Bible away. So you would find the snack room, bathroom, computer room, etc with Bibles everywhere. I have no idea what happened to them afterwards.
Remember when my family are staying at a hotel. I check all cabinet out of curiosity and found a Gideons Bible. My dad told me this story of why almost hotel including our country have Bibles. And I then read the introductory page of Gideons Bible stating this story. Amazing how this video awaken that memorable vacation.
Minecraft Well i mean i’ve seen people using a bible page as a roll for their weed sooooo yea, maybe it’s thesame as using the mob beastiary for mc as a toilet paper
It's not like the bible is on a string that drops down right in your face when you open the hotel room, it's literally sitting in a drawer, you don't open it, you don't see it. Problem SOLVED
@@alexanderchoi1361 There are two logical errors here, with two possible solutions. #1 If you know that it's telling you that you will go to hell, why not join the church and be saved then? *OR* #2 If you know religion is a lie, then why are you bothered by it, knowing that hell isn't even real and you won't go there. I'm a definitely not a Christian and I can't ever imagine being one, but your logic? It's appalling.
@@user-xt3xn2hl4e I'm bothered by it, because it's propaganda. Let's be honest, organized religion isn't much different than the KKK or other hate groups. It tells you what to believe, who to associate with, and who to hate, and then has the nerve to collect money to spread that further. Get that shit out of our faces unless we specifically ask for it.
Now that the rooms have televisions and WiFi, how many of these books are ever opened? The pie chart in this video showed about 20% of people in the USA have no religious affiliation. That is the third biggest category behind Protestant and Catholic.
I have seen them in the past and they basically never registered, but now they seem quite intrusive, so leaving it up to the guests to decide if they want religious material in the room seems better.
The pic that shows other religious books available in that hotel: The Buddhist Tripitaka, usually the size of the room itself. (Google “Tripitaka Size”) If we talk about the Pali Canon it’s about the size of a bookshelf, still manageable.
My mom and dad were part of Gideon's. Most of their members are super rich folks. My parents aren't rich tho, but they mostly recruited their rich friends, which is why they remained core members without donating too much money.
This is not only in America. I have found a Bible in my hotel room in Norway. I rarely stay at hotels though so I couldn't vouch for how common this is nowadays. My grandparents, who are strictly christian, were members of the Gideons in Brazil, and while the Bibles is what they are most known for they do a whole lot of other stuff as well.
As a Muslim I like it in the room. It's not forcing or anything. It's a nice thing and a good thing for most. You don't have to read it if you don't want to, it's wrong to get bad at the Bible in a room
I think that, in Brazil, it's mostly the international hotel chains that have those, or at least the hotels that want to appeal to business travelers. You probably won't even find a drawer where a bible can be placed in cheaper beachside inns.
The people from Gideon came to our school and gave everyone a bible when I was a kid, even the atheists and Muslims and so on. Honestly don’t know how the school let that one happen.
they did the right thing in giving it, the great thing about a gift is you can take it or leave it, a book you can read it or not read it. I'm no mormon or Muslim but i've read from the book of Mormon and the Quaran out of curiosity.
We all do what is available to us. If everyone thought that way, you wouldn't be writing this comment and would rather be criticising people who do worst things than supplying bibles instead of helping children in Africa.
I think they should be removed. It’s a relic of a time where you could get denied service just for not being Christian. I do think it should be available for those who want it but not forced down people’s throats.
My public high school in NSW, Australia once had the gideons distribute new testaments to students, and made us sit through a 1 hour chat from them. I mean, it’s technically unconstitutional, as it could be viewed as a government enforcing religion (Not allowed by s. 116), but this is also a state with opt-out religious education, so it shouldn’t be suprising.
Honestly, I kinda like the practice. It’s a good way of being kind to people without shoving it in other people’s face. Religion is a good thing, and that’s how I believe it should exist. Not in your face, but there for those who need it. Have a good day everybody!
Although it is convenient to have a Bible in each hotel room, keeping copies of the Bible and other religious texts available upon request seems like a great compromise between those who would like one and those who would not.
Raine, You asked about the Book of Mormon, the founder J.W. Marriott was LDS in addition to the Bible he added the Book of Mormon at all Marriott's. Since Marriott now owns or operates hotels that might not have "Marriott" in its name, I cannot say if this practice is still occuring. Check Wikipedia for list of brands owned by Marriott.
Every place I've stayed at travelling for work in South Africa had a bible. I also received a Gideon's bible at school as a kid. So did my husband. We still have them. New test & psalms.
It can be seen as imposing for sure. My father for one would made a point of burning it and leaving the ashes in some public place. It's the first time I hear of this bible nonsense
@@DjMikeWatt I wouldn't care quite honestly, doesn't bother me at all. It bothers people who don't like it however because their conscience speaks to them and they know it.... just saying.
Well, to be fair religious or not the bible is more entertaining. Darwin just keeps talking about his pigeans waaaaaayyy too much it was painful reading through that book.
How is a bible hurting you? It's been DONATED not bought by the hotel's i see no problem of people's complaints. They aren't telling the guess to read it if not interested ignore it, it's an OPTION. I know it's also an option for the owner's to deny it as well.
I'm bothered by it, because it's propaganda. Let's be honest, organized religion isn't much different than the KKK or other hate groups. It tells you what to believe, who to associate with, and who to hate, and then has the nerve to collect money to spread that further. Get that shit out of our faces unless we specifically ask for it.
A Bible trucked into a drawer isn't cohersion. But my hope is that it will will be there, available for the curious, for them to read and decide for themselves.
Even though I use a different bible because I am Catholic, I’m always comforted a little when I see a bible stored in my hotel room. I really hope that, instead of accepting fewer bibles in hotels and inns, we see an increase in Holy books of all faiths being provided.
Kim Yo Jong's Sandwich Well if you cover Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, that would provide holy books for over 77% of the world. Of the remaining 22%, over 2/3rds of this group is non religious. Meaning only a little under 7% of the world that is is constituted of various folk or other religions wouldn’t be addressed. I think providing the proper religious for every 14 out of 15 people would be a noble and feasible goal.
well, people are paying full price on an expensive hotel, the last thing you want to deal with is a book that trying to sell you their belief.. after all, the founder is a former salesman. it's not about being offended, it's about the invasion of privacy, people don't want a thing that can be associated or misrepresent them
@@kenetickups6146 No one can force you to believe anything. You teach kids morals and beliefs the best you can based on what you know, what you think you understand, or what you have experienced. Sometimes those include spiritual things. They still always have a choice...
It feels like a missionary is trying really hard to convert people and failing. Kinda don't want to think about The big J's problematic fandom while on vacation, ya know?
4:44 It's the city in where I currently live. These hotels don't look like they have rooms with a Gideon-provided Bible due to casinos. Gambling is an atheist hobby.
Proselytizing is the only reason for them to place this book in a random stranger's hotel room. Their assumption that you need to be exposed to their beliefs because yours are false or inadequate is insulting to say the least. Whether the book be a Hebrew Bible, Quran, Book of Mormon or any other religious text, it should be up to the individual to seek out such things if indeed they are interested in learning about it. There is a certain arrogance in the practice of surreptitiously slipping it into the room without asking. Not unlike bulk mail or a cold call from a telemarketer.
It’s usually in the nightstand drawer and everyone knows it. If it offends you, don’t open the drawer. Honestly, though, I’m this day and age, you can have any religious text on your phone if you want it. I’m religious, but I don’t think I’ve ever opened a Gideon bible to read a verse on any of my hotel stays.
It's a book, not the inquisition. I find it sad how sensitive some people are. If I travelled to Turkey and found a Quran in the drawer, should I be offended? Or perhaps I should feel that they aren't being very inclusive of me so I should think they are actively trying to exclude me? What if the percent of believers in that country is going down? The only way this should cause you concern is if you worry others read it or even worse believe it which that sort of mentality is more important to address than "times are changing." We need a little more depth than "It presence offends me." 5:18 Since when did the word proselytism mean to force ideas on someone? This isn't a kidnapping and cult indoctrination. Can Cheddar even pretend to not have bias? 0:53 - 1:32 is chalk full of loaded language with phrases like "why is this still a thing"
@@gregorycugnod1693 I'm talking about the proselyting by putting a Bible in rooms, not parents or churches teaching whatever their traditions are to their children ... How does it always end up about the children?
I don't really see anybody being "offended" by this. There doesn't seem to be any widespread movement to get rid of hotel Bibles, outside of a few hotel chains getting rid of them because they don't think they're conducive to business. There'd probably be a much, much bigger outrage if "Gideons Qurans" started popping up in hotel rooms, especially in conservative states.
Yeah every time I stay in a hotel I play the "where's the Bible" game and check all the drawers lol. Bonus points depending on how quickly you find it and how obscure the drawer that you found it is 😂
I don't like the idea of having a Bible in the room because it's making the assumption that everyone is Christian and many people like me are atheist or a different religion. A better idea would be to have a piece of paper saying that any religious book such as the Bible, Qur'an, etc can be requested from reception if required and the reception could just keep a stack of kindles with free open sourced copies of pdf scriptures, that way someone could request it and be lend a kindle for the duration of their stay containing all religious scriptures.
Thank you for a very fair, even-handed coverage. I am aware of stories of people considering suicide but deciding to get help after reading a Gideons Bible.
I'm happy to hear that but anybody considering suicide should look for help along fellow humans. Religion requires believing and that's hard for most people, which makes finding the way into religion a potential failure. Nobody, especially in a difficult situation should experience that. I'm fine with talking to believers but I consider reading a book popentially harmful in this situation.
Mule Shit, those prevented suicides are only Christians throwing a drama tantrum at their own god because he was being mean! So they are going to be an awful Atheist for a while and then have a great story of their return to Christ, later.
Yep, that's how religion gets you. It waits till your in a shitty life situation and at your weakest, then brainwashed you when your to desperate to fight it.
Last 2 years I stayed in 5 different hotels and only 1 has had 2 bibles in one drawer. All the other ones I been to just dont have them new or old. The oldest one being a subsidiary of a chain hotel didn't have one. The newest hotels I been to including 1 that had been built within the last 2 years didn't have one. However the one I am in has a large bible and a smaller one. Its kinda a bygone era of hotels just like cheap window mounted AC units, funny tasting ice, and smoking rooms. (yes they existed into the 90s) as well as those off yellow itchy sheets and rock hard beds. I think most hotels now have a bed, travel soaps or MLM soap the owner bought/sells. Cheap ones been really renovating and improving on the west coast like going to LEDs over bulbs and using USB+120V outlets catering to the modern business people.
Every hotel I've ever stayed in, in my country, Honduras, and internationally, has had a Bible. As a Catholic myself, I actually enjoy the inclusion, and it's removal would bum me a little. I believe that the better approach would be the one of providing free, easy access to all religious texts. However, I am aware I am biased on this issue
Never seen a Bible in the hotel room, but i have seen a flyer that said "this hotel accommodate religious books like Bible, Quran, or Torah, ask our front desk if you need a religious book on your room"
Ernest Jay used to be more popular in 80 s n 90 s
That is nice
@@ginsanjose8446 I agree
Lol someone’s gonna come up to your room with a whole Sefer Torah?
@@joebidenofficialpotus That's a whole lot of typing just for him to go "eh" and move on with his life.
I stayed at a motel one time, opened a drawer expecting to find a Gideon's Bible, and instead there was a copy of the Bhagavad Gita. It was one of the funniest surprises ever!
Someone replaced it
Yes. I stayed once in a motel run by an Indian family and that is what they had in the rooms.
What part of California?
@@jalepezo Lompoc, which is near Vandenberg Airforce Base just north of Santa Barbara.
Ah yes the patal motal
This is fairly common practice in the UK. I always check for the bible when I stay in accommodation. I’m not religious but have no problem with it.
I'm not religious myself nor do I have an issue with religion per se, that said I do have concerns with active propagation of harmful ideas. Sadly that makes the bible a rather disturbing work from my perspective, don't get me wrong here I'm also no proponent of censorship either but the bible is a work that advises slave ownership and offers helpful guidance how to beat ones human property. Can't help but find that actively engaging in the proliferation of such material without criticism is at best morally questionable, ideas should not be censored sure but harmful ideas ought not to proliferated without challenge either IMO. Also no I am in no way suggesting modern Christianity supports the biblical positions on slavery in general either but the book itself does remain a strong advocate for such practices even most Christians would rightly identify as immoral these days so still worrying to see it promoted absent context.
@@theguidedone192 you can check all the things he said if you want, it is true and they are examples of passages
@@theguidedone192 I guess she... actually read it?
I agree , not religious no problem with it at all.
That is good of you
I’m agnostic but I have no problem with it. Nobody forces me to read it and I know it is a service to some people, so if I ran a hotel I’d provide them too. I do like the idea of having a note for people of different faiths though to accommodate their spiritual needs.
Im agnostic, and personally find it a very tasteful and respectful way of spreading religion. It's just there if you want it. It's not out in the open, it's not shoved in your face. It's just there, and if you're curious you can take a look through
I think expanding it to provide o her religious books as well is a wonderful idea
Persomnus we as a society have to stop allowing everything to offend us.
Gideon was one of my favorite characters in *Criminal Minds*
I find it practical to have a bible as well, I used to take some pages out to do cocaine, also for the pandemic if you run out of toilet paper.
What a refreshing opinion. Good on you Matt. I'm a Christian, a sinning one for sure.
The last one I found was actually signed by Jesus. A rare find I assume.
Lol
Kicka11 did you sell it on Ebay?
@Allen Attoni bruh he knows, its a joke
Presume
lmao
I remember finding a gideons bible when moving into my university dorm room in Scotland... I was very confused 😅
they were handing them in my school in portugal. The next weeks you could see bible pages in the floor and everywhere, and the few people that didnt do that were showing people the shittiest parts of the bible. Very nice times lmao
@@truedarklander jesus book make me mad
@@soy_jacks nah man is that my school is very very irreverent and don't give a shit about blasphemy or whatever you know
@@soy_jacks portugese kids bully Jesus :( Mommy, Iam scared
@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 hey hey hey
Almost every hotel I've stayed at happened to have a Gideon Bible, sometimes even a Book of Mormon. I found it all rather strange but this certainly answered a question I'd had on the back burner for years. Pretty interesting.
If you stay in a Marriott hotel you will see both a bible and Book of Mormon
Raine, You asked about the Book of Mormon, the founder J.W. Marriott was LDS in addition to the Bible he added the Book of Mormon at all Marriott's. Since Marriott now owns or operates hotels that might not have "Marriott" in its name, I cannot say if this practice is still occuring. Check Wikipedia for list of brands owned by Marriott.
@@rickinaz3966it is I went to a Marriott last month and it had a book of Mormon and a bible
Not our hotel rooms. You can get into big trouble if you bring a bible into our country
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Why is TH-cam still allowing this guy to have a yellow-face on I have no idea
It's not every day you wish you lived in North Korea
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Juche is all we need. All hail supreme leader.
When I was 8 we went on a road trip down the gold coast in Australia, all we took with us were 2 cds and the clothes we'd need. Each and every motel or hotel we stayed at had a gideons bible in it so my dad geordified it and turned it into bedtime stories for me and my sister. To this day the only stories I remember are those ones (and I studied theology for 5 years post 16). "And God created the light and saw that it was right canny like" "Noah took 2 of each animal with him onto the ark but not wasps because they're evil buggers" "and lots wife became a pillar of salt, but it was quite handy like because he needed some for his chips"
LOL! I am a Christian and I endorse this message! lol! Nice story! Make the bible come alive he did! God bless!
@@pianokeyjoe lol.. He was reading it to them sarcastically
@@hydrolifetech7911 lol! Well sarcastically or not, it was funny. And I have always been a big fan of comedy. But yes I am a bible believing Christian. We have sense of humor.. to a degree. I think this dad had a clean sense of humor and did not blaspheme anything so it is ok. Hey what ever gets the point across, and causes the kids to pay attention right?
@@pianokeyjoe please use gorilla glue on your lips
what is geordified?
I’ve always wondered why every single hotel had one
I've always wonder why I never seen one
It’s because people try to commit non lifent so they try and give them some hope
That’s...why the videos here.
Wonder no more
People like to read trashy novels while on vacation. I assume that's why hotels put the bible in there
Every hotel I've ever been to has had a Bible in it. I live in America.
*You Live in Low CLass HoTeLs!!!!*
@@Justin.Martyr Yes because you are to good to be seen in a la Quinta or a Days inn LoL
@@drabberfrog Why would he mess around with the casing in his sentence? Oh yeah to make it clear that he's sarcastic
Beu he’s the op
havent seen a bible in a hotel since the 90s. I live in Europe.
I’ve seen the same thing in Islamic countries actually. Throughout my trips to Turkey and UAE, I’ve seen the Quran and the prayer rug provided in every room. Didn’t think much of it - just the equivalent of a bible in rooms in America
I didn't know these books were supplied by an organization. I've only found them in one or two hotels, and I always assumed they'd been forgotten by previous travelers...
At no point did this video ever get around to answering *why* Gideons thought every hotel room needs a Bible, though. That's the answer to the question.
If you look at their website, it says they do it to share God's word and the gospel. See their section "Sharing Copies of God's Word" on their about page, it explains their reasoning briefly. www.gideons.org/about
Grow the cult.
Lmao imagine someone starting underlining all the lines in the bible that contradict each other
They did explain, at 1:30 . 90% of the United States were Christian at the time of Gideons founding, a large demographic for hotels were travelling salesmen. It was a bible for people who forgot to bring their own with them and it was a way as evangels to spread the gospel.
Why every room has them. It is an easier option for hotels. They just need to put them in the room once and that is it unless they go missing.
I think that reading the Bible makes you less religious it is full of disgusting things... I think most Christians don't read it they just get told the 10 passages about love and this and that but never read the rest of it...
Every hotel rooms
*Enters China*
先生さいたま the hotel I stayed in China had a bible too
@@rickwalker7900 If it's Hong Kong, then I wouldn't be that surprised given that placement of Gidon's Bible in hotels is a common practice in Britain and former British colonies. But in Mainland China, that practice is highly unusual and mostly found in high-end international hotel chains.
Rick Walker That’s pretty much against the laws.
It was a Intercontinental in Suzhou
Hu Lucius Practice of religion is suppressed but not illegal in China
I like the idea of them having a list of religious texts to choose from so that everyone is included
Yeah, I feel the same way. And it reduces the overall cost to not have like a bookshelf of all the religious texts in the rooms; far fewer people would actively request them.
@@SunflowerSpotlight that makes me wonder, what would be the percentage of requests per room booked per religious book? It surely would be a really small fraction but would be way more inclusive to have most if not all different books available at much smaller quantities each.
@@SergioEduP yeah, I think a hotel with 100 rooms can manage with 5 copies of bible and 1 copy of every major religion at the desk instead of having 100 bibles for each room and still not having books of other religions.
idea: religion lootbox
I get that but I think the point is to get people into the Bible. It’s more likely that people will pick up the Bible if it’s already there
i always treated it like how they put notepads and pens in hotels, its just convenient for them and the person staying but no one ever uses it
Some people do
Yeah its like the toilet paper or the soap. Its there but no one actually uses it
@@TM-tl6do I use the TP and soap.
@@vicgamesvt9682 lies
I always appreciate finding a bible in the room, let's me play that age old game of hide the bible.. Some places you need to get real creative because everywhere you go to hide one already has a bible hidden there, and it isn't fair to hide more than one bible in the same place...
They would come to my university once a semester. Everyone would take a Bible from them. However, nobody actually wanted one, yet nobody wanted to throw a Bible away. So you would find the snack room, bathroom, computer room, etc with Bibles everywhere. I have no idea what happened to them afterwards.
That should be made illegal. No bibles should be in any school. They belong in churches.
It’s such a waste
@@Whatevsbabes waste of paper, waste of ink, waste of time and energy.
my secondary school was run by a guild, and their parting gift when we left was a bible with our names printed on
I'd have zero problem refusing them, what's gonna happen, I'd be struck down by lightning?
Remember when my family are staying at a hotel. I check all cabinet out of curiosity and found a Gideons Bible. My dad told me this story of why almost hotel including our country have Bibles. And I then read the introductory page of Gideons Bible stating this story. Amazing how this video awaken that memorable vacation.
I think it's fine if other religious and non-religious texts are also available
They aren't though, that's the problem.
That's up to the respective religions,the Gideon's choose to do this...chill out it's not a conspiracy.
@bro ha lol yeah, if you think that the bible is free from slavery, you are completely wrong
Then it’s less likely that they’ll read the Bible which they obviously don’t want
non-religious texts? you mean like a book?
I mean...idc. Seeing a bible doesn’t bother me, even though I’m not religious.
Lmao can you imagine if non religious people were bother by it
Yeah, it actually saved me one time. The last hotel I stayed in ran out of toilet paper, so...
Minecraft Well i mean i’ve seen people using a bible page as a roll for their weed sooooo yea, maybe it’s thesame as using the mob beastiary for mc as a toilet paper
It's not like the bible is on a string that drops down right in your face when you open the hotel room, it's literally sitting in a drawer, you don't open it, you don't see it. Problem SOLVED
Lol imagone you go to a hotel, open your drawer, and see a book that you know tells you to go to hell.
@@alexanderchoi1361 There are two logical errors here, with two possible solutions. #1 If you know that it's telling you that you will go to hell, why not join the church and be saved then? *OR* #2 If you know religion is a lie, then why are you bothered by it, knowing that hell isn't even real and you won't go there. I'm a definitely not a Christian and I can't ever imagine being one, but your logic? It's appalling.
@@user-xt3xn2hl4e I'm bothered by it, because it's propaganda. Let's be honest, organized religion isn't much different than the KKK or other hate groups. It tells you what to believe, who to associate with, and who to hate, and then has the nerve to collect money to spread that further. Get that shit out of our faces unless we specifically ask for it.
@@FHL-Devils then you are you too easily offended. You don't need to read the bible or even open the drawer.
@@FHL-Devils by your logic having a church built near your house would also bother you.
I'm in Africa they came once to our school and gave us some Bibles
I know enough people around me that do that.
@@evershumor1302 I'm sorry you experience that. Come to Europe, people don't usually do that stuff around here.
Now that the rooms have televisions and WiFi, how many of these books are ever opened? The pie chart in this video showed about 20% of people in the USA have no religious affiliation. That is the third biggest category behind Protestant and Catholic.
6:06 this is great. if you're going to offer one, then offer many others too
Shame its a trump hotel
@@definitely_notme4112 Why would that be a shame, or does it go against the Narrative of what a terrible person he is for you?
In Spain that practice is, at least, very unusual. Maybe it's because we have visitors from everywhere and dont want to make anyone feel uncomfortable
A Bible in most hotels? I didn't know you had stuff like this in America
America is weird man
Same in the UK, bible in every hotel room, they give you one in first year of secondary school and I got one moving into university
They do that in Canada too.
@@IndieOctopus I got one when I joined the RAF cadets. I still have it.
@@IndieOctopus Mm when you think about, the Queen is the head of the church so it kinda makes sense even if it's weird and kind of uninclusive.
I have seen them in the past and they basically never registered, but now they seem quite intrusive, so leaving it up to the guests to decide if they want religious material in the room seems better.
How is it intrusive? It’s put away in a drawer.
Did the bible placement change or did your mindset?
I've only seen one hotel without it. I'm not particularly religious but I don't really mind it there.
I like looking through them to find notes and stuff. It’s crazy the things people write in there.
The pic that shows other religious books available in that hotel:
The Buddhist Tripitaka, usually the size of the room itself. (Google “Tripitaka Size”) If we talk about the Pali Canon it’s about the size of a bookshelf, still manageable.
The bibles are also found in kiwi, uk, Canuck and Aussie hotels.
and pretty much every other place with hotels
Not really, I’d say most Aussie hotels don’t have one. It’s only the old or smaller ones these days that do it
Australia doesn't have hotels u jamspread
@@bradbradlylife9918 jamspread lmao😂😂😂
In Italy there are no bibles...but there are crucifixes on the wall above the bed.
My mom and dad were part of Gideon's. Most of their members are super rich folks. My parents aren't rich tho, but they mostly recruited their rich friends, which is why they remained core members without donating too much money.
This is not only in America. I have found a Bible in my hotel room in Norway. I rarely stay at hotels though so I couldn't vouch for how common this is nowadays.
My grandparents, who are strictly christian, were members of the Gideons in Brazil, and while the Bibles is what they are most known for they do a whole lot of other stuff as well.
As a Muslim I like it in the room. It's not forcing or anything. It's a nice thing and a good thing for most. You don't have to read it if you don't want to, it's wrong to get bad at the Bible in a room
You need to fix your attitude if you get offended by a bible in your bedside drawer in a hotel room.
@jaggon jaggon - you sound offended. Maybe you need to fix YOUR attitude.
Find something worth being offended over, people... or better yet learn to chill.
Nuggets of humor are gifts from god?
Cuz they know you are about to sin it up in there 🤣
LOL Best comment.
real
I'm thankful for them, they can be a comfort to someone traveling in a strange city.
That's a weird sense of comfort
Andy P each to their own eh
Andy P some people find being in God’s presence comforting.
@@tanyagaray6685 Whereas most people don't need an imaginary friend to accompany them on vacation.
I've seen a random bible not just in hotels I've been to, but in many medical offices too. Cheddar is answering questions we have always asked.
Gideon Bibles are everywhere.
It's toilet paper
I think that, in Brazil, it's mostly the international hotel chains that have those, or at least the hotels that want to appeal to business travelers. You probably won't even find a drawer where a bible can be placed in cheaper beachside inns.
You'll also see a Book of Mormon in Utah hotels, haha!
I regularly see the BoM in hotel rooms in other states like Virginia, Baltimore, New York, and California. Canada too.
Gee, I wonder why
Maybe it's because Utah is the epicenter of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"
@@karlsmith2570 Gee, I wonder why I brought it up. Living in Utah and all, among other reasons.
You'll also see one in any Marriott property because the Marriott family is pretty big in the Mormon church.
I can tell just from your name that you’re probably from Utah. Or at least a member of the church.
Thanks for illuminating that the choice at Hilton depends on individual Managers and not a corporate directive.
A traveller who needs his religious text wil have it with him already
Thank you, for that informative narration of why? I've always wondered why and what was a Gideon religion.
I actually thought Gideon was the publisher till now lol
The people from Gideon came to our school and gave everyone a bible when I was a kid, even the atheists and Muslims and so on.
Honestly don’t know how the school let that one happen.
They did the same to us! I thought this was a one-off thing. Jesus Christ, no wonder I'm an atheist
Yikes!
they did the right thing in giving it, the great thing about a gift is you can take it or leave it, a book you can read it or not read it. I'm no mormon or Muslim but i've read from the book of Mormon and the Quaran out of curiosity.
They aren't selling & you're free to decline. Technically any religious organizations can do this given they are giving rather than selling.
@@RestingJudge if muslims did the same thing it would be all over the news for 'trying to radicalize youth'
Finally, *Cheddar answered a question that I actually wondered about..*
It would be more god-serving if they supplied food and medicines to children in need in Africa
We all do what is available to us. If everyone thought that way, you wouldn't be writing this comment and would rather be criticising people who do worst things than supplying bibles instead of helping children in Africa.
It's not about that though
They do do that
Haven't looked very hard but I'm 0 for 3 as far as finding a Gideon bible at a hotel. But I usually have one with me when I'm on a trip anyway.
I think they should be removed. It’s a relic of a time where you could get denied service just for not being Christian. I do think it should be available for those who want it but not forced down people’s throats.
I’m not christian and it never bothered me
My public high school in NSW, Australia once had the gideons distribute new testaments to students, and made us sit through a 1 hour chat from them. I mean, it’s technically unconstitutional, as it could be viewed as a government enforcing religion (Not allowed by s. 116), but this is also a state with opt-out religious education, so it shouldn’t be suprising.
Honestly, I kinda like the practice. It’s a good way of being kind to people without shoving it in other people’s face. Religion is a good thing, and that’s how I believe it should exist. Not in your face, but there for those who need it.
Have a good day everybody!
This has saved many of lives for those end of the road lonely travelers.
Although it is convenient to have a Bible in each hotel room, keeping copies of the Bible and other religious texts available upon request seems like a great compromise between those who would like one and those who would not.
Raine, You asked about the Book of Mormon, the founder J.W. Marriott was LDS in addition to the Bible he added the Book of Mormon at all Marriott's. Since Marriott now owns or operates hotels that might not have "Marriott" in its name, I cannot say if this practice is still occuring. Check Wikipedia for list of brands owned by Marriott.
Another mediocre cheddar video that doesnt actually answer their own question
Every place I've stayed at travelling for work in South Africa had a bible. I also received a Gideon's bible at school as a kid. So did my husband. We still have them. New test & psalms.
Who would find it offensive to find a bible in a hotel/motel room? Please tell me in what way could it be offensive, what harm does it do exactly?
I dunno. How would you feel if there was a Satanic Bible in your room?
It can be seen as imposing for sure. My father for one would made a point of burning it and leaving the ashes in some public place. It's the first time I hear of this bible nonsense
Well, religion in itself is extremely harmful, so spreading it in any form should be fought.
@@cyclekildare4114 Yes! Like farts, please keep your religion to yourself.
Matthew 6:6
@@DjMikeWatt I wouldn't care quite honestly, doesn't bother me at all. It bothers people who don't like it however because their conscience speaks to them and they know it.... just saying.
To help you stay warm in case there’s a power outage. Old paper is excellent to start a fire.
I wish I had the means to replace them with
_On the Origin of Species_
Well, to be fair religious or not the bible is more entertaining. Darwin just keeps talking about his pigeans waaaaaayyy too much it was painful reading through that book.
I'm non-Christian and I always took Gideon Bible in the hotel room's drawer as a souvenirs.
How is a bible hurting you? It's been DONATED not bought by the hotel's i see no problem of people's complaints. They aren't telling the guess to read it if not interested ignore it, it's an OPTION. I know it's also an option for the owner's to deny it as well.
I'm bothered by it, because it's propaganda. Let's be honest, organized religion isn't much different than the KKK or other hate groups. It tells you what to believe, who to associate with, and who to hate, and then has the nerve to collect money to spread that further. Get that shit out of our faces unless we specifically ask for it.
@@FHL-Devils it's not in your face though it's in a drawer
A Bible trucked into a drawer isn't cohersion. But my hope is that it will will be there, available for the curious, for them to read and decide for themselves.
Even though I use a different bible because I am Catholic, I’m always comforted a little when I see a bible stored in my hotel room. I really hope that, instead of accepting fewer bibles in hotels and inns, we see an increase in Holy books of all faiths being provided.
Kim Yo Jong's Sandwich Well if you cover Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, that would provide holy books for over 77% of the world. Of the remaining 22%, over 2/3rds of this group is non religious. Meaning only a little under 7% of the world that is is constituted of various folk or other religions wouldn’t be addressed. I think providing the proper religious for every 14 out of 15 people would be a noble and feasible goal.
try reading the kjv bible or nkjv for full understanding of the truth
I remember staying at a hotel in San Francisco as a kid, and they had a sort of Buddhist equivallent as well as a Bible.
As long as I have access to WiFi in the hotel room. A bible closed away in a draw doesn’t bother me.
IKR... but judging about the comment section there are a lot of triggered people in the world.
Interesting to know about withing those hotels.
I live in Pakistan and all our hotels have Quran's lol
Are they popular?
christopher hudson they are in the Islamic world.
None of the hotels in the muslim countries I've been in had Qurans.
Some hotels in Malaysia have Bibles in the room but not Quran 😂
@@eustache_dauger where? I've literally never seen it before haha
Good to have the Bible at hand.
so that people can pray they don’t get bedbugs, ig.
***sarcasm
Every time I get to a hotel, I check to see if I was beat by the Gideons... I have yet to win a race
Imagine being offended because there's a Bible in your room.
They aren't offended by it. People like to fake being offended just to stir up controversy.
Imagine forcing children to believe in fantasies
well, people are paying full price on an expensive hotel,
the last thing you want to deal with is a book that trying to sell you their belief..
after all, the founder is a former salesman.
it's not about being offended, it's about the invasion of privacy,
people don't want a thing that can be associated or misrepresent them
Jensen Raylight LMAO. How is this invasion of privacy??
@@kenetickups6146 No one can force you to believe anything. You teach kids morals and beliefs the best you can based on what you know, what you think you understand, or what you have experienced. Sometimes those include spiritual things. They still always have a choice...
Hotels in Indonesia have Bibles too
Little ol Gideon gravity falls
That's exactly what I thought when they said Gideon. LoL 🤣
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One of the first things I do in a new hotel room is look for it...
Nobody's forcing them to read the Bible. So no need to get offended
It feels like a missionary is trying really hard to convert people and failing. Kinda don't want to think about The big J's problematic fandom while on vacation, ya know?
I'm gunna leave some hardcore snuff porn in your next hotel draw. No ones forcing you watch it so no need to get offended.
4:44 It's the city in where I currently live. These hotels don't look like they have rooms with a Gideon-provided Bible due to casinos. Gambling is an atheist hobby.
I’m glad there’s always a bible
Proselytizing is the only reason for them to place this book in a random stranger's hotel room. Their assumption that you need to be exposed to their beliefs because yours are false or inadequate is insulting to say the least. Whether the book be a Hebrew Bible, Quran, Book of Mormon or any other religious text, it should be up to the individual to seek out such things if indeed they are interested in learning about it. There is a certain arrogance in the practice of surreptitiously slipping it into the room without asking. Not unlike bulk mail or a cold call from a telemarketer.
👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿 very effective, this allows the resident the choice to read it or not whilst at the same time spreading the word, which will happen.
I’m religious however, never wanted or needed a bible in my hotel room. Today you can just get it digitally if you need.
I am glad I found one in my room! Life changing book!
It’s usually in the nightstand drawer and everyone knows it. If it offends you, don’t open the drawer. Honestly, though, I’m this day and age, you can have any religious text on your phone if you want it. I’m religious, but I don’t think I’ve ever opened a Gideon bible to read a verse on any of my hotel stays.
It's a book, not the inquisition.
I find it sad how sensitive some people are. If I travelled to Turkey and found a Quran in the drawer, should I be offended? Or perhaps I should feel that they aren't being very inclusive of me so I should think they are actively trying to exclude me? What if the percent of believers in that country is going down? The only way this should cause you concern is if you worry others read it or even worse believe it which that sort of mentality is more important to address than "times are changing." We need a little more depth than "It presence offends me."
5:18 Since when did the word proselytism mean to force ideas on someone? This isn't a kidnapping and cult indoctrination. Can Cheddar even pretend to not have bias? 0:53 - 1:32 is chalk full of loaded language with phrases like "why is this still a thing"
@@gregorycugnod1693 I'm talking about the proselyting by putting a Bible in rooms, not parents or churches teaching whatever their traditions are to their children ... How does it always end up about the children?
I don't really see anybody being "offended" by this. There doesn't seem to be any widespread movement to get rid of hotel Bibles, outside of a few hotel chains getting rid of them because they don't think they're conducive to business. There'd probably be a much, much bigger outrage if "Gideons Qurans" started popping up in hotel rooms, especially in conservative states.
Yeah every time I stay in a hotel I play the "where's the Bible" game and check all the drawers lol. Bonus points depending on how quickly you find it and how obscure the drawer that you found it is 😂
I’m not christian and the Bible doesn’t offend me. How can you be offended?
I don't like the idea of having a Bible in the room because it's making the assumption that everyone is Christian and many people like me are atheist or a different religion. A better idea would be to have a piece of paper saying that any religious book such as the Bible, Qur'an, etc can be requested from reception if required and the reception could just keep a stack of kindles with free open sourced copies of pdf scriptures, that way someone could request it and be lend a kindle for the duration of their stay containing all religious scriptures.
Its mainly in AMERICA, most of our population is christianity. Some countries have statues if other religions, not just us.
Thank you for a very fair, even-handed coverage. I am aware of stories of people considering suicide but deciding to get help after reading a Gideons Bible.
Very true
I'm happy to hear that but anybody considering suicide should look for help along fellow humans. Religion requires believing and that's hard for most people, which makes finding the way into religion a potential failure. Nobody, especially in a difficult situation should experience that.
I'm fine with talking to believers but I consider reading a book popentially harmful in this situation.
Mule Shit, those prevented suicides are only Christians throwing a drama tantrum at their own god because he was being mean! So they are going to be an awful Atheist for a while and then have a great story of their return to Christ, later.
Yep, that's how religion gets you. It waits till your in a shitty life situation and at your weakest, then brainwashed you when your to desperate to fight it.
Idk why people get offended by religion. Isn’t it a personal choice to believe?
Whenever I stay in a hotel that has a Gideons bible I put it in the bin.
Why?
"Why *most* Hotel rooms have Bibles"
when I was staying in KL Malaysia, there are Bible book and a Buddhism book (I don't remember what is it) in my hotel room
Last 2 years I stayed in 5 different hotels and only 1 has had 2 bibles in one drawer. All the other ones I been to just dont have them new or old. The oldest one being a subsidiary of a chain hotel didn't have one. The newest hotels I been to including 1 that had been built within the last 2 years didn't have one. However the one I am in has a large bible and a smaller one.
Its kinda a bygone era of hotels just like cheap window mounted AC units, funny tasting ice, and smoking rooms. (yes they existed into the 90s) as well as those off yellow itchy sheets and rock hard beds.
I think most hotels now have a bed, travel soaps or MLM soap the owner bought/sells. Cheap ones been really renovating and improving on the west coast like going to LEDs over bulbs and using USB+120V outlets catering to the modern business people.
I’m a Christian but its nice that some hotels carry different bibles from the different religions
Every hotel I've ever stayed in, in my country, Honduras, and internationally, has had a Bible. As a Catholic myself, I actually enjoy the inclusion, and it's removal would bum me a little. I believe that the better approach would be the one of providing free, easy access to all religious texts. However, I am aware I am biased on this issue
The way Siple describes how some hotels don't have bibles is so thick with disdain, he can barely get the words out.
So why there are bibles in hotels?
My favourite game to play in hotels is find the Bible, and usually scroll through it to try to find money in there, sometimes there is.
There is something a lot more valuable than money inside the covers of the Holy Bible. The truth. The truth that will set you free.
They should have physics books in hotels instead
Are you willing to pay.
i would actually read that, holy shit what a brilliant idea! for once the country may be able to move forward.
This is such a Reddit tier comment
Or the universal declaration of human rights, or the origins of species. 😊
Almost every hotel that I have stayed in has had a Gideon's Bible. The only one that did not was in Las Vegas, which makes sense.
I have only been in 2 hotels but i have not seen a bible once and of course i am not in Vegas.
Had never heard about hotels in the US having bibles. That's insane!
The hotels in UK and Australia have bibles too