(Photos Courtesy of Wikipedia)Guests at Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa will find a copy of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" next to the Bible from the Gideons in their rooms. The hotel also includes a book on Buddhism in each room.
We had a guest one morning at church from the Gideons in Tucson who made a passing statement about California hotels replacing Bibles with "An Inconvenient Truth," so I had to look it up and find out what's happening. My first thought was "there goes my trip to California." I found only one hotel that does this and the Bible is still there. But I still wanted to explore this idea for this week's blog. (Photo Courtesy of a Wikipedia)
The Gideons International is an evangelical Christian group whose mission includes making the Bible available worldwide. The group buys Bibles through donations and puts them in hotels, motels, jails, doctors offices and pass them out on college campuses. Our guest speaker at church said there are numerous testimonies of business travelers reading the Bible in a hotel room and giving their lives to Jesus as a result.
The new choice California travelers have is to read "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore. This book is about the global warming trend and how to stop it. It was published in 2006 and companioned by a documentary featuring Al Gore. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his efforts on educating people about global warming.
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The remaining question is will other hotels do the same? While supporters of Al Gore applause this decision Christians are concerned about the impact. Will "An Inconvenient Truth" end up replacing Bibles in hotel rooms?
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