Why Do Hotels Have Bibles?

As you unpack your suitcase in a hotel room, you may notice a Bible tucked quietly into a bedside drawer, often stamped with the words “Placed by the Gideons.” For more than a century, these books have been a familiar sight for travelers, particularly in the United States. Gideons International, a Christian evangelical organization founded in the United States in 1899, began placing Bibles in hotel rooms in 1908, starting with a 25-room Montana hotel....