The Tennessean reports that Hotel Preston in Nashville, TN is doing away with the Bible in their rooms. Instead, they are opting for room service where a visitor can order the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Quran, and books on Scientology. This is an effort to offer visitors a variety who may not follow in the Christian faith tradition. i really think this is fabulous and sensitive to other's beliefs. i applaud Hotel Preston for breaking with tradition and being welcoming to all. i always hated feeling like the Bible being shoved down m throat and wondered what those of other belief systems were to do. i forget where we were, but i remember a hotel having Buddhist teachings in the room. i think a spiritual menu is brilliant and not imposing at all when there is so much trying to be forced upon us. Pluralism is NOT a bad thing, especially in a country where we have separation of church and state.
A team of Provenance managers came up with the spiritual menu's lineup, Nishioka said, which will feature the King James Version of the Bible and the New American Bible, the Torah, the Quran, the Tao Te Ching, The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Book of Mormon, books on Scientology and Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text."
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"If they want to be ecumenical, that's a great way to do it," McInerney said. "It's taking a positive look at a thing that has been commonplace. What could be wrong with it if they're providing an opportunity for all religions to read their scripture?"
