More hotels are checking out of the Bible business

[brooklynite]

Los Angeles Times:

When the ultra-hip Moxy Hotel opens in San Diego next year, the rooms will be stocked with the usual amenities — an alarm clock, hair dryer, writing desk and flat-screen TV.

But you won’t find a Bible in the bedside nightstand.

Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel company, supplies a Bible and the Book of Mormon in the rooms of every other hotel in the franchise. But the company has recently decided that no religious materials should be offered at two of its newest millennial-oriented hotel brands, Moxy and Edition hotels.

“It’s because the religious books don’t fit the personality of the brands,” said Marriott spokeswoman Felicia Farrar McLemore, explaining that the Moxy and Edition hotels are geared toward fun-loving millennials.

[Sherman A1]

1. Good

Frankly with today's technology anyone who wants to read bible passages or much of anything else can simply do so on their laptop, tablet or phone using the hotel's wi-fi service. The books in the room are rather redundant in any event.

[Guilded Lilly]

2. This doesn't bother me at all

People carry their true faith with them inside their souls and the more acceptance and embracing we have of that, the better.

People are quite free to bring whatever books they cherish with them when they travel.

(I don't feel that fun loving young millennial equals an absence of faith, either, at all)

[narnian60]

4. Well said.

[kimbutgar]

3. Our family took a road trip in September and at several motels I was surprised to find no bibles

We usually stay at a particular chain to get free nights. None of the motels had bibles. I won't mention the chain though.