Here are a few electronic versions of the Bible. I have not searched each site and do no
know their denominational origins or the safety of each site. Use customary internet caution.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Gideons International
Gideons International is an international organization which places free Bibles in hotel rooms worldwide. The idea for the organization came in 1898 after two traveling businessmen in Wisconsin shared a hotel room due to their hotel being overbooked. They discovered that they were both Christians and became friends.
In 1899, the two men and another businessman organized the Gideons in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin in a YMCA room. The Gideons "Bible Project" began in 1908. There are now Gideons in twenty- three countries/regions. They never charge for the placement of their Bibles.
In 1899, the two men and another businessman organized the Gideons in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin in a YMCA room. The Gideons "Bible Project" began in 1908. There are now Gideons in twenty- three countries/regions. They never charge for the placement of their Bibles.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Hotel in England Replaces Gideon Bibles With Amazon Kindles
In yesterday’s post, I spoke of a hotel in England which has replaced the Gideon’s Bibles
in its rooms with a soft-core pornographic novel. The owner of the hotel
insisted that the replacement was not out of hostile motives. It was just a business decision, and
besides ““I’ll keep a couple behind the reception desk so
that if any guest whose preferred bedtime reading happens to be the Bible finds
that they have forgotten to pack their copy, they’ll be pleased to read in the
guest handbook that they can borrow a copy from the receptionist.”
To the believing Christian,
to be benignly ignored, to be dismissed with subtle derision (as in the hotel
owner’s statement), or to be the subject of overt hostility, are all equally
insulting. As I have said before, they
really do not understand.
Another hotel in England has
also replaced the Gideon’s Bibles in their rooms, but this time, the move has
the assent of the Gideons. A
Gideons International spokesman, Ken Stephens, told CNN. “Anything to put the Bible in people's hands is a good thing."
The Hotel Indigo , in
Newcastle, has replaced their Gideon’s Bibles with Amazon Kindles pre-loaded
with an electronic version of the Bible.
The Kindles are the full device and are capable of other uses than
merely Bible reading.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Hotel in England Replaces Gideon Bibles With Fifty Shades of Gey
Jonathan Denby, the owner of the Damson Dene Hotel in
Bowness-on –Windermere, England, has decided to replace the Gideon’s Bibles in
his forty guest rooms with the soft porn novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. Denby says the move is in response to
guest requests and that few, if any, read the Bibles. Fifty Shades of Grey has a sado-masochistic theme.
Denby says that “I’ll keep a couple behind the reception
desk so that if any guest whose preferred bedtime reading happens to be the
Bible finds that they have forgotten to pack their copy, they’ll be pleased to
read in the guest handbook that they can borrow a copy from the
receptionist.” How nice.
The fact that the Gideons place their Bibles in hotels for
free and that Denby has had to buy his copies of Fifty Shades of Grey shows
that the replacement was an intentional choice. Denby bought the hotel facilities from a Methodist group
about ten years ago.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
248 Lives Discarded as Trash
Vladimir Legoida , Chairman of the Synodal Information Department of the Moscow Patriarchate
of the Russian Orthodox Church has re-affirmed the church’s firm opposition to
abortion after 248 fetuses were found in a forest in the Sverdlovsk
region.. The fetuses were found,
preserved in formaldehyde, in four metal drums dumped beside a highway between
Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Tagil.
This occurred in Russia, but it is not just a Russian problem. Worldwide, millions of human lives are discarded each year.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
National Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day
Chick-fil-A (pronounced “chik fill-ay” as in
the word “filet”) is a fast-food restaurant chain which sells fried chicken
sandwiches and waffle style French-fried potatoes. On 16 June 2012, the devout Christian president of the
company, Dan Cathy, in a radio interview ignited a firestorm of criticism for
saying this when asked a question about same-sex marriage.
"I think we are inviting God's judgment on
our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as
to what constitutes a marriage'. I pray God's mercy on our generation that has
such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define
what marriage is about.”
Supporters of same-sex marriage were outraged,
leading Thomas Menino, the mayor of Boston, to declare that he would not allow
the company to open franchises in his city. Chicago Alderman Proco Moreno announced that he would work
to block Chick-fil-A’s attempt to add any more stores in the city of
Chicago. The Mayor of Chicago,
Rahm Emanuel, declared that “Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.” The Mayor of San Francisco, Edwin M.
Lee, also joined into the condemnation.
Many have called this an assault on Christians
who uphold a traditional worldview and understanding of what is stated in Scripture.
Ordained Southern Baptist minister and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee called
for a national Chick-fil-A appreciation Day for today. The result: massive lines of people at
Chick-fil-A stores nationwide! As
the Chick-fil-A mascot spotted cows say, “EAT MOR CHIKIN!”
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Youth Involvement
"The best way to get most youth more involved in and serious about their faith communities is to get their parents more involved in and serious about their faith communities." Christian Smith and Melinda Denton
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