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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
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Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' WorldNetDaily ^ | 11/15/07 | WorldNetDaily Posted on 11/18/2007 2:10:16 PM PST by wagglebee Hotel chains are removing Bibles from guest rooms, replacing them with "intimacy kits" and adding "One Night Stand" packages as well as "romance concierge" personnel to their offerings, according to a new report in Newsweek. Tens of thousands of Americans are protesting the trend, through an action e-mail alert sponsored by American Family Association. The Newsweek report by Roya Wolverson suggested a new marketing campaign could be based on the apparent values-less programs that are appearing. "Marriott spokesman John Wolf says the Bible question [whether to include them in guest rooms] is premature for the new [boutique hotel] venture, which he describes as 'cutting-edge,' 'more urban' and 'less values-oriented.' Now, there's a marketing slogan no one's tried yet: 'Sleep with us. Leave the values at home!'" Wolverson wrote. Wolverson reported the American Hotel and Lodging Association confirms since 2001 the number of luxury hotels with religious materials in their rooms has dropped by 18 percent, and the Nashville-based Gideons International, which has supplied Bibles for hotel and motel rooms for the last 99 years, isn't commenting on the trend. The report said there are no Bibles in the trendy rooms of the Soho Grand Hotel in Manhattan, although guests are provided with iPod docking stations, flat-screen TVs and even the living company of a complimentary goldfish. There, spokeswoman Lori DeBlois told Newsweek, adding Bibles to rooms would mean she "would have to take care of every guest's belief." Newsweek also reported that what may be more surprising is upscale accommodations all across the nation, not just in New York, are "doing away with the Bible as a standard room amenity." "Edgier chains like the W provide 'intimacy kits' with condoms in the minibar, while New York's Mercer Hotel supplies a free condom in each bathroom. Neither has Bibles. Since its recent renovation, the Sofitel L.A. offers a tantalizing lovers' dice game: roll one die for the action to be performed (for example, "kiss," "lick") and the other for the associated body part," Newsweek said. "The new Indigo hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz., a 'branded boutique' launched by InterContinental, also has no Bibles," the report said. Officials at that hotel, however, did offer a promotion on a "One Night Stand" package. "Our 'One Night Stand' summer packages provide a cost effective way to enjoy our lower rates and remain in the heart of the active art, shopping, dining and nightlife venues of Old Town Scottsdale," said Laura Godfrey, sales manager for the hotel. "With this package, you'll feel good about the decision you made to stay in the area and stay the night." That package includes a "late check-out time" of 1 p.m. "Sofitel's brand, for example, is taking 'a new direction,' says Daniel Entenberg, the 'romance concierge' at the chain's flagship Los Angeles location," according to Newsweek. Newsweek attributes the reason for the removal of the Bibles to increasing leisure travel and decreasing business travel. But the wholesale removal of the Bibles was too much for the Mississippi-based American Family Association. "Now is the time to let the motel chains know that you want them to keep the Gideon Bibles," said its e-mail alert. "For Accor, providing travelers with sexual paraphernalia is more important than the Bible. Accor hotels owns several chains including: Motel 6, Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap, Formule 1. While these chains are mostly located in Europe, Accor is expanding to many U.S. markets." AFA said that "without action now, it is simply a matter of time before other chains remove the Bibles." AFA's petition effort generated more than 80,000 contacts with the hotel companies in just hours after its launch, according to a Web counter on the site. |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
On Nov 28, 10:14 pm, Sound of Trumpet
wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927602/posts Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' WorldNetDaily ^ | 11/15/07 | WorldNetDaily Posted on 11/18/2007 2:10:16 PM PST by wagglebee Hotel chains are removing Bibles from guest rooms, replacing them with "intimacy kits" and adding "One Night Stand" packages as well as "romance concierge" personnel to their offerings, according to a new report in Newsweek. Instead of complaining, why not meet them halfway -- you buy the bibles, and the hotel owner buys the condoms to slip inside the front cover. |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
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, Sound of Trumpet wrote: Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' Good! -- John #1782 |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
johac wrote:
In article , Sound of Trumpet wrote: Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' Good! I don't know about that. Reading about Mary M is pretty exciting bedtime reading. Of course, in the SF Bay Area, the stories about this guy and the 12 men that hung out with him, get rave reviews. |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
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mrtravel wrote: johac wrote: In article , Sound of Trumpet wrote: Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' Good! I don't know about that. Reading about Mary M is pretty exciting bedtime reading. Of course, in the SF Bay Area, the stories about this guy and the 12 men that hung out with him, get rave reviews. LOL! You do have a point. -- John #1782 |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:37:07 -0800, johac
wrote: In article , Sound of Trumpet wrote: Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' Good! I wonder if anyone would notice very small pinholes. Anyone who would depend on the kits doesn't have a good sense of the pranks some people will pull. Since I'd have no use for the kit (since I'd only be with my wife), I'd be tempted to ask for a credit for the expense. Unlike the Bibles which are donated, these kits cost something and add to the price of the room. If anyone is planning to need a condom, they are widely available from more dependable sources. |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
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Brian wrote: On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:37:07 -0800, johac wrote: In article , Sound of Trumpet wrote: Hotels replacing Bibles with new 'intimacy kits' Good! I wonder if anyone would notice very small pinholes. Anyone who would depend on the kits doesn't have a good sense of the pranks some people will pull. Since I'd have no use for the kit (since I'd only be with my wife), I'd be tempted to ask for a credit for the expense. Unlike the Bibles which are donated, these kits cost something and add to the price of the room. If anyone is planning to need a condom, they are widely available from more dependable sources. You don't have to use them. If you're worried, you can bring your own. -- John #1782 |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
Craig Welch wrote in message ... Brian said: Since I'd have no use for the kit (since I'd only be with my wife), I'd be tempted to ask for a credit for the expense. Unlike the Bibles which are donated, these kits cost something and add to the price of the room. Do you ask for a credit for towels, bathrobes, or soap that you don't use? If I have to get up early, can I demand a rebate as well, after all, I didn't get a full nights sleep in the room.... -- Craig http://www.wazu.jp/ 1,239 Unicode fonts for 82 written language groups: Price your own web plan: http://www.wazu.jp/hosting/ |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With "Intimacy Kits"
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:04:34 GMT, Craig Welch
wrote: Do you ask for a credit for towels, bathrobes, or soap that you don't use? Those can be considered in some sense necessities. Condoms aren't. But I was also making a comparison to those who were complaining that Bibles were in the room when the hotel isn't even paying for those. Some seemed to quite offended that there are Bibles. Others can get offended by condom kits. "Daddy, what's that balloon?" |
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Hotels Replacing Bibles With koran, etc trash bible
well if the hotels are going to be "neutral" they should get bibles out
of rooms unless requested or make books from other religons available upon request, When you make your reservation, you should be able to choose what religious book, or none at all is in your room... I prefer NONE. I've had people from different beliefs try and convert me and they all failed... I love it when I am sitting waiting for a plane and either someone playing a deaf mute comes and tries to get money or a religious person hands somehting out. There are also the "sisters" and others who stand by the escalator wanting money |
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