the motel policy VS popular belief

[elmarna]

I have never understood why motels supply a room with -"the Gideon's bible".
While as I was growing up, and still most people have a king's James bible.
I realize like iin the Masons bible -there are subtle differences in versions.
In others major differences.
Has anyone read Gideons bible ? Is it the most unwanted of bibles and that is why they are found in motels???


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[Iti oj]

Its a free bible?

 

[Valjean]

It's not the hotel supplying the bible. I think it's a religious organization, the Gideons, that go around to hotels and place a bible in each room. It's their missionary outreach.
I also thought they placed the familiar King James translation, rather than any unique translation of their own.