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  • So Long, Gideons (Some hotels no longer have a Bible in the room)

    11/11/2007 7:36:33 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 51 replies · 673+ views
    Newsweek ^ | November 8, 2007 | Roya Wolverson
    In the rooms of Manhattan's trendy Soho Grand Hotel guests can enjoy an eclectic selection of underground music, iPod docking stations, flat-screen TVs and even the living company of a complimentary goldfish. But, alas, the word of God is nowhere to be found. Unlike traditional hotels, the 10-year-old boutique has never put Bibles in its guest rooms, because "society evolves," says hotel spokeswoman Lori DeBlois. Providing Bibles would mean the hotel "would have to take care of every guest's belief." What might be surprising to many Americans is that the Bible-free room isn't a development just in hip New York...