Replacing the comfort of the handy Bible is the convenience of an iPod docking station, a flat-screen TV, a selection of underground music, a complimentary goldfish, or in some edgier hotels – an intimacy kit, according to a recent Newsweek article.
“So it turns out that the real story is not just the absence of the Bible in many hotel rooms, but the presence of very different materials, from complimentary condoms to erotic dice games,” Mohler noted. “That does help to explain things.”
The Sofitel hotel brand, for instance, is changing its image to cater to the younger, less-business oriented – and apparently less religious – generation of clientele. The Sofitel chain, which once had Bibles in every guest rooms, recently removed them when guests questioned why other religious texts weren’t available, according to Newsweek.
Even the Marriot hotel chain, founded by a Mormon, is questioning whether it should include Bibles in its upcoming boutique chain, which Marriott spokesman John Wolf describes as “cutting-edge,” “more urban” and “less values-oriented,” according to the magazine.
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Actually, you may have hit on something. If hotels provide wi-fi, or even internet access via the TV, any traveller can access any version of the Bible (or anything else) he wants. This may be less of a “problem” than some think (though the loss of a tradition may be somewhat sad).