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Northern Illinois University removes bibles from student center hotel after atheists complain
Theblaze.com reports: During a recent stay at the Holmes Student Center Hotel at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, atheist activists Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker ”discovered” a Bible inside of their guest room — something that they found both “inappropriate and unconstitutional.” The husband and wife — co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation — proceeded to direct Ryan D. Jayne, a fellow at their activist organization, to send a letter to the director of the Holmes Student Center, explaining why they believe that the Bibles are inappropriate inside accommodations at a public university. “Providing Bibles to Holmes Student Center Hotel guests sends the message that NIU endorses the religious texts,” Jayne wrote. “Including Bibles sends the message to non-Christian and non-religious guests that they should read the Bible, and specifically the version of the bible provided: the Gideon Bible.” What followed was a quick removal of the Bibles from the hotel rooms, according to a statement from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Just one day after the complaint letter was sent, Northern Illinois University responded that copies of the holy books would be removed — a move that Gaylor praised in a statement published on the atheist group’s website...
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