Many years ago, a Christian friend of mine sent an email to his entire Sunday School class saying, “… As Christians we need to be more discerning.” This was in response to another email that had been sent to the class about the evils of Harry Potter, and it used an Onion article for its source material.
As people who claim to be more discerning than people of faith, we really need to be more discerning…
Bibles in hotel rooms are not an example of Christian privilege, but an example of a private non-profit, spending their own money to place Bibles in hotel rooms. If it were not for this private non-profit they would not be there.
A hotel with back bone would not let a private non-profit mess about in their hotel room and put their things there. Regardless of if it was religious propaganda or pamphlets about immigration.
Why not? They are offering a free “service” to their customers. Hell Mariott pays out of their own pocket (I think) to have Book of Mormon in addition to the Bible.
A bible isn’t a service. It’s recruitment and conversion propaganda. Would you want your hotel to provide you with the service of immigration propaganda pamphlets?
If a private non profit were there to put Qurans in Hotel rooms, how many American hotels do you think would take them up on the offer outside Dearborn, MI?
Do a thought experiment, and factor in the rejection of building a Muslim cultural center near where the world trade center buildings once stood, versus a christian center.
The privilege is not that they are provided. It’s that they are allowed by otherwise impartial hotels to be there, no questions asked. Can I leave millions of copies of The Quran? Of Ulysses? Of Industrial Society and Its Future?
Have you tried? Until an org starts trying to place the Quran, and is told they can’t, there is no privilege involved. Once that happens, I’ll buy your argument, until then, nope.
Well, you’ll be glad to learn that hotels in Muslim countries often do keep copies of the Quran.
I haven’t tried to place copies of the Unabomber’s manifesto in hotel drawers, but then again I haven’t tried to get a small loan of $1,000,000 or the deed to an emerald mine from my parents because, as it turns out, you don’t actually need to experience literally everything that you hold an opinion on. I don’t like rape either, lads, and I’m not giving it a try.
Many years ago, a Christian friend of mine sent an email to his entire Sunday School class saying, “… As Christians we need to be more discerning.” This was in response to another email that had been sent to the class about the evils of Harry Potter, and it used an Onion article for its source material.
As people who claim to be more discerning than people of faith, we really need to be more discerning…
Bibles in hotel rooms are not an example of Christian privilege, but an example of a private non-profit, spending their own money to place Bibles in hotel rooms. If it were not for this private non-profit they would not be there.
A hotel with back bone would not let a private non-profit mess about in their hotel room and put their things there. Regardless of if it was religious propaganda or pamphlets about immigration.
Why not? They are offering a free “service” to their customers. Hell Mariott pays out of their own pocket (I think) to have Book of Mormon in addition to the Bible.
A bible isn’t a service. It’s recruitment and conversion propaganda. Would you want your hotel to provide you with the service of immigration propaganda pamphlets?
If a private non profit were there to put Qurans in Hotel rooms, how many American hotels do you think would take them up on the offer outside Dearborn, MI?
I have no idea because as far as I know, no one has tried. When the attempt is made and if it fails, I’ll buy into the privilege argument.
Sure, because America is so friendly when it comes to Muslims.
Do you even America?
Do a thought experiment, and factor in the rejection of building a Muslim cultural center near where the world trade center buildings once stood, versus a christian center.
What does that have to do with my comment regarding Bibles in hotel rooms?
The privilege is not that they are provided. It’s that they are allowed by otherwise impartial hotels to be there, no questions asked. Can I leave millions of copies of The Quran? Of Ulysses? Of Industrial Society and Its Future?
Have you tried? Until an org starts trying to place the Quran, and is told they can’t, there is no privilege involved. Once that happens, I’ll buy your argument, until then, nope.
Well, you’ll be glad to learn that hotels in Muslim countries often do keep copies of the Quran.
I haven’t tried to place copies of the Unabomber’s manifesto in hotel drawers, but then again I haven’t tried to get a small loan of $1,000,000 or the deed to an emerald mine from my parents because, as it turns out, you don’t actually need to experience literally everything that you hold an opinion on. I don’t like rape either, lads, and I’m not giving it a try.
Have you tried?
Did you really have to make this about capitalism…?
How is this about capitalism?