{"id":4782,"date":"2006-05-13T12:55:08","date_gmt":"2006-05-13T17:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/05\/13\/risk-of-infection\/"},"modified":"2006-05-13T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2006-05-13T17:55:08","slug":"risk-of-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/05\/risk-of-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk of infection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BIBLES have been banished from Victorian hospital bedsides and
\nsome schools because they may offend non-Christians.<\/p>\n

Almost all Melbourne’s major hospitals have withdrawn the Holy
\nBook from rooms and several schools have refused to allow their students to
\nbe given free Bibles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gideons International Australia, which distributes Bibles free
\nto hospitals, schools and motels, blames political correctness.<\/p>\n

"The reason most often given is that ‘We are a multicultural
\norganisation and we don’t want to offend anyone’," Gideons’ executive director
\nTrevor Monson said.<\/p>\n

"It is a terrible shame because we get lots of letters from
\npeople who say having a Bible by their hospital bed has been a great comfort
\nto them during their darkened days."<\/p>\n

The Catholic Church condemned the ban and labelled arguments that
\nBibles could offend non-Christians as "silly".<\/p>\n

"To say that other faiths might be offended if a Bible is there
\nis nonsense," Archdiocese of Melbourne auxiliary bishop Christopher Prowse
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

Hospitals including the Royal Melbourne, Royal Children’s, Austin,
\nThe Alfred, Monash Medical Centre, Box Hill, Maroondah, Dandenong and Casey
\nhave all removed Bibles. Royal Melbourne spokesman Rod Jackson-Smith denied
\na ban, but said: "We don’t (have Bibles in each room) any more.<\/p>\n

"Because we have so many people from different religious backgrounds
\nit is considered inappropriate.<\/p>\n

"It is also an infection control measure."
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Well I guess there are some plagues in the Bible. Just ask the
\nEgyptians. Or maybe they had misheard and thought the Bible included the Mold
\nTestatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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