Hospital and Religious Books

Submitted by Mark D (United States), Mar 16, 2014 at 23:44

"'Offensive' hospital bibles may be banned": The University of Leicester NHS Trust is considering the removal of Gideon Bibles from its wards at three hospitals, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary, and Glenfield Hospital. Nick Britten explains in the Daily Telegraph that the trust is concerned that the hospital's non-Christian patients might be offended by the presence of Bibles. Interestingly, Suleman Nagdi of Leicestershire's Federation of Muslim Organisations commented on the possible ban: "This is a Christian country and it would be sad to see the tradition end." And Resham Singh Sandu, the Sikh chairman of the local Council of Faiths, added: "I don't think many ethnic minority patients would object to the Bible in a locker." Comment: This case concerns not Islamists in the ward but what I like to call pre-emptive dhimmitude. (June 3, 2005) May 14, 2006 update: At least two hospitals in Australia, the Royal Brisbane and Women's and the Royal Melbourne, have stopped providing Bibles, in part because they could spread germs and are supposedly present a health hazard.

Now we're making progress. Ban both the Koran and the bible from hospitals. No question.

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