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Gideon Bible

There is nothing new about the Gideon’s organization handing out bibles to children near schools, as long as it’s on public property that isn’t on school grounds or property. They’re also the group that places bibles in hotel rooms. Their mission, to spread the word of god.

It might seem harmless and according to local, state and federal laws, they have every right to pass out such things, but after a news story broke locally where I live, I now have second thoughts about these groups passing out bibles to children before or after school. The more thought going into these people passing out bibles to school children without their parents around seems predatory. It’s almost down right creepy.

The Gideons message is to spread the word of god. They deny any interviews as it’s against their own policy. But seriously, anyone who has read the bible knows it’s filled with violence, sexuality, bestiality, rape, murder and just about everything else you don’t want your children exposed to. Honestly, if children are not allowed to view porn or adult related content until they are 18, the bible should be treated the same, for adults only.

For the record, the bible is the primary reason I don’t believe in god. So hand it out, perhaps under parental supervision and if you raise your kids to think with reason and common sense, they’ll likely use the bible against those preaching from this so-called good book.