Who pays for the Bibles in hotel rooms?

These are not left there haphazardly, but rather they are distributed by an organization, The Gideons International, as a means of evangelism. The Gideons hope to spread the good news of their faith to weary travelers by distributing Bibles in hotel rooms.



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Why do hotel rooms have Bibles? We can thank Gideon International for this sacred hotel amenity. The organization was formed in 1899 after three traveling salesmen met in a hotel room, and by 1908, it was distributing Bibles to hotels around the United States, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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An extra person charge is a fee that hotels may charge for each additional person staying in a guest room. The purpose of this charge is to cover the additional costs that come with having more people in a room, such as extra linens, towels, and toiletries.

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By Matt Soniak | Mar 18, 2012. Because the Gideons put them there! The Gideon Bible is not some special version or translation of the Bible that hotels really like (the books are usually plain old King James Versions); they're named for the group that distributes them.

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