Hotel in the UK Replaces Bibles with Kindles
Gideons International supplies Bibles to thousands of hotels around the world. However, one hotel in Britain has ditched its 148 copies of the book and replaced them with an electronic version of the Bible that has been pre-loaded onto Kindle ereaders. Guests staying at the hotel will also be able to download any other religious text valued at £5 or less during their stay.
According to the Telegraph, Hotel Indigo in Newcastle is claiming to be the first hotel in the UK to do so. However, the hotel isn't just offering patrons access to holy texts. Guest will also be able to access additional titles in a pay-per-view set-up that will allow them to purchase regular fiction and charge it to their room.
"In the 18th Century, Newcastle was one of the largest print centers in Britain and we're in Grainger Town, close to the Literary and Philosophical Society," general manager Adam Munday is quoted as saying. "We wanted to reflect this literary history in a very contemporary way, so are offering guests the use of cutting-edge Kindles pre-loaded with The Bible, instead of the more traditional hardcopy Gideon’s Bible that they would expect to find in a hotel."
The Kindles will be in Hotel Indigo's 148 rooms on a trial basis until July 16. After that, a decision will be made on whether or not to keep the program. Additionally, Hotel Indigo will decide whether it wants to expand the program and put Kindles in any of its other hotels. A chain of boutique hotels owned by InterContinental Hotels, Hotel Indigo currently has 39 locations around the world.

So you book your hotel room with your credit card, then sign in. Why do you think people don't walk out with the TV or the kettle, think for a minute and the answer will come eventually.
Because popular fiction titles that you can charge to your room account, creating a revenue stream, like Harry Potter or Girl With The Gragon Tattoo are not dependant on you being Catholic.
So you book your hotel room with your credit card, then sign in. Why do you think people don't walk out with the TV or the kettle, think for a minute and the answer will come eventually.
The hotel, care of your credit card, which you have to put on file to book a hotel pretty much anywhere in the world.
Do you think there much of a chance of that, considering the price difference and their need for a very basic e-book reader?
Sweeping generalization = fail
The same arguement could be used to ask why so many people have an iPad and an iPhone.
I guess the human race is incapable of learning from past mistakes...
In 1933, in National Socialist controlled Germany, Jehovah's Witnesses were persecuted on the basis of their beliefs. Then Jews and Romani were persecuted. Eventually certain Protestant religions were persecuted due to their belief in the Old Testament. Finally the persecution of Catholics began in later years.
In all 6 million Jews, 3 million Catholics and 2 million 'others' were killed in Nazi concentration camps.
It is important to practice tolerance for all people. Tolerating only those that agree with you leads down a very dark path...
Sounds like a religious sympathizer....
who cares all it is is a little book kept in a drawer out of sight. its not like all hotel rooms have a cross with baby Jesus over every door and bed. although i bet there are hotels somewhere that do this
They are not what Gideon's bibles are aimed at. The Gideon's bibles are aimed at casually religious or "bi(ble) curious" people. After all, there's no need to convert someone if he's already converted.
By the way, I know very religious people who are computer experts.
How tolerant you are...
I was like you once. Then I grew up.
having a credit card on file is one thing, accusing someone of stealing something from a hotel room and proving it is another..
But it was there, maybe on of your staff took it! who else has access to the room!
Nope, they will walk, get broken and not be used for a profit.
Who will stay in the room long enough to read a whole book anyway, unless yuo have time to burn and cant be arsed leaving the room!
Its a joke!