A Rant of Biblical Proportions
I’m not the most religious person in the world, but I grasp the basics. Love thy neighbors? Check. Love thy enemies? Sure, why not. Funny enough, those are the same people.
I vaguely recall tales of a colossal ark and water that gets you drunk, but the finer points elude me. As a kid, my mom tried to indoctrinate me into Christianity. She’d lecture and threaten, hoping to steer me away from eternal damnation. I can’t blame her, though, for trying to literally scare the hell out of me.
I studied religion through hell and high water, but ultimately, it just wasn’t my cup of wine. There’s only one occasion in which I still see The Good Book, and no, it’s not at church. I’m talking, of course, about on vacations.
Which brings me to my rant of biblical proportions. Let’s talk about this bizarre tradition of finding Bibles in hotel drawers. Why in God’s name (ha) do they do that? Why prioritize scripture over, say, decent pillows? I have a couple of theories.
- Hypothesis #1: Hotels are playing the guilt card. They’re trying to scare us with good morals; figuring we’ll think twice before stealing their crummy towels, soaps, pens, shampoos, sheets, televisions, beds, windows, and even employees.
Sorry, but it doesn’t work. We’re all guilty of swiping a towel or two, and the Bible isn’t about to change that. Heck, it’s part of my unofficial travel guidebook. Besides, most people who check into motel rooms are already committed to doing something naughty.
- Hypothesis #2: It’s all about the money. Religious groups are cozying up with hotels to turn a profit.
Since God doesn’t pay priests until the afterlife, perhaps they’ve resorted to second shifts in the motel lobby. No longer do they live on donations placed in smelly straw hats. And brace yourselves, because this is likely only the beginning. Soon we’ll be checking into hotels like Saint Hyatt and Our Lady of Hilton.
Regardless of the motive, this practice feels problematic. It’s not politically correct. What about other religious books? Where are the Torahs? Where are the Qurans? Where are my unofficial travel guidebooks?
I suppose there are bigger fish to fry, but it’s still worth noting. With separation of church and state, and separation of church and school, there’s not really much time left for separation of church and bedside table.
113 Comments
Laura
A lot of people were suprised that Bad and Billie Jean weren't in my top five. I do like them, I just like the ones in my top five more hehe.
I've never noticed the bibles in hotel rooms before, then again I've not been to many hotels. I personally like your first conclusion best :P. How dare we steal the pens! Hurry up with that guidebook, I want to read it mwahaha xD
Beckii
Honestly, I'm not sure why they do put those in hotel rooms. I'm religious, and yet I can honestly say that I've never had a reason to use one while I was staying in a hotel. Actually, I think your "Official Travel Guidebook" would be more useful. Write it & then you can put those in with the bibles in hotels. x)
Mom
Tonight we are having spaghetti with sausage for dinner.
Maura
My guess is that it's for people who are religious and need a bible wherever they go so the hotel offer them one.
Anyways I love your blog entries, they're very interesting to read.
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Kitty
Well I think it is the first one, they think the book will make people think twice before they still stuff. And tey don't put other books because.. well I don't know it is same shit with different names anyway.
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Merete
Yeah. We totally should ! (h) haha.
haha, nice. >.< nothing much, I just have to stay home and do something that doesn't involved my toe. (because of the operation I did yesterday.) So.. nothing much. I think I'll see a lot on the tv and the laptop :/ Maybe I should make some content. Any ideas on what I shoul make?
Shur
I say Haha and start my sentences with Haha too much. I need to stop saying Haha all the time. It's not even funny. Haha.
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Kate
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Bre
wellll you can find out the answers NOW, supposing i've written my blog by the time you get this. if it's not up, it will be soooon.
Amanda
hahah; actually it was a pretty small bathroom! That's why it surprised her even more by how many people we were able to fit in it! xD We had people standing in the bathtub lmao
yes, yes it does. I always cry ): I cried when my other best friend moved, but we talk load now! she comes to visit a few times a year so thats good!
Delilah
It's common ((:
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Jill
Lol.. riight. But actually do I feel a lot better about myself now that I'm not poofy. It's sad how self-conscious I am.
Jill
I suppose I could away with it if I did so playfully..lol.
OH and my face is pretty much back to normal 😀
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