TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH MISSIVE

Vol. 7:–No: 15(April 17, 2016)

Philippians 4:13-“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

A recent Sunday morning service at Trinity Christian Center Church featured a representative from Gideons International. This messenger from said organization delivered a short, but succinct message dealing with the work of the Gideon team. After the service, a voluntary collection was taken up to help support the work of placing Bibles and New Testaments in various locations around the world via the hands of the Gideons.

A recent action taken by the largest association of atheists and agnostics in the United States has asked the hotel and motel industry to offer Bible-free rooms and accused the Gideons International of exploitation.

In a letter, the Freedom From Religion Foundation(FFRF) urged the American Hotel & Lodging Association, whose members offer a total of 4.8 million rooms, “to offer Bible-free rooms, just as establishments now offer smoke-free rooms.”

“It’s time that the lodging industry just says NO to the Gideons. They are exploiting hotels and motels to proselytize a captive audience,” it claimed.

The Gideons International has distributed over 2 billion Bibles and New Testaments over the past several years, Charisma News reported.

“It is more than just a number. We are placing Bibles because they lead people to Christ. Behind every number is a face; behind every face a story; behind every story a priceless soul that will live throughout eternity,” said The Gideon International President, Dr. William E.G. Thomas.

In its letter, the FFRF said it prefers that hotels and motels place Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” in their rooms instead of Bibles.