Re: FREE BIBLES!

[thiolsulfate]

So, I work at the front desk of a small business and today one of those Gideons came and asked if we would put bibles in the lounge area of my work. I didn't know what the boss would think so I took them and thanked the lady before she left.

Apparently, company policy is not to accept things from solicitors so I couldn't put the bibles anywhere. I thought about just recycling them in the hope that they come back as something more useful the next go around, but I thought you might have some better ideas.

I've got two full bibles and a four of those little New Testament bibles.

What do I do?

I suppose if you'd like a bible of your own you could PM me  and I'd be more than happy to oblige.

[curiosityandthecat]

Got any tables with one short leg?

[rlrose328]

I've got a stack of Gideons myself... I grab them when I'm in hotel rooms.  I plan to do altered books with them, highlighting pertinent  verses and altering the pages accordingly.  I was going to show you pictures of what I mean but I can't really find any.  It's a crafting fad from a few years ago... apparently, I missed the boat again.  

[Sophus]

I would list them on ebay under Fantasy/Comedy Fictional books. How nice it is to watch a Christian unknowingly send the Lord's money to a heathen.    

[Heretical Rants]

Gideons?

Are those the King James bibles "translated" into modern English?


I have one of those that I left out in the rain

[thiolsulfate]

I would list them on ebay under Fantasy/Comedy Fictional books. How nice it is to watch a Christian unknowingly send the Lord's money to a heathen.    

I went to Borders today and bought "God is not Great" for a friend's birthday. He's non-religious but doesn't understand the whole atheist viewpoint so I thought I'd get him something that was succinct and comparatively light (-- light for me anyway).

While I was there I moved some bibles to the "Magical Thinking" and "Science Fiction/Fantasy" section. It's like being a spy -- a super athe-agent.

[karadan]

If you have a particularly cold winter this year, at least you'll have some extra fuel.

[templeboy]

I like the idea of selling them and sending the proceeds to the Richard Dawkins Foundation...

[Ihateyoumike]

Hollow them out and hide money/drugs/weopons in them. Just like in movie prison.

[Heretical Rants]

"God is not Great"

My library has a copy of that book, actually.


I agree.  It is quite mild, despite being blatantly opposed to religion.

It can't quite be considered offensive by anyone.

[Jolly Sapper]

So, I work at the front desk of a small business and today one of those Gideons came and asked if we would put bibles in the lounge area of my work. I didn't know what the boss would think so I took them and thanked the lady before she left.

Apparently, company policy is not to accept things from solicitors so I couldn't put the bibles anywhere. I thought about just recycling them in the hope that they come back as something more useful the next go around, but I thought you might have some better ideas.

I've got two full bibles and a four of those little New Testament bibles.

What do I do?

I suppose if you'd like a bible of your own you could PM me  and I'd be more than happy to oblige.

Step one: Buy a glue.

Step two: Find a bunch of copies of Tijuana Bibles (preferably in some electronic form to speed up the resizing and printing process).

Step three:   Glue randomly to your hearts content.

Step four:   Dress a Gideon and ask other people if they want your bibles.

[Kylyssa]

I hear the little ones are good for rolling joints.

[curiosityandthecat]

I hear the little ones are good for rolling joints.

Gives a whole new meaning to the burning bush story.

[Whitney]

While I was there I moved some bibles to the "Magical Thinking" and "Science Fiction/Fantasy" section. It's like being a spy -- a super athe-agent.

I was at Barnes and Nobel yesterday.  Other than not being able to find a single book on architecture they also had a TON of anti-science books in the science section.  You know, those books that try to claim how science proves god even though anyone who understands science knows you can't use it to prove/disprove supernatural things (if we could then god wouldn't even be a question since we could then just point to it).  So, that was a bit odd.

I also couldn't find a single book on architecture there (even though they had a whole row dedicated to interior decorating) and their philosophy section was only one section wide.  What are they doing, only carrying books they thing any random person might read...maybe that's why the god books are in the science section; to get some unknwoing believer who is interested in science to buy it.

[thiolsulfate]

Ok, sorry to hijack my own thread but I have a proposition.

From here on out, whenever we enter a book store we should move at least one Bible, or Koran, or Book of Mormon etc. from the "Religion" section into "Fantasy" or "Magical Thinking" or "Occult."