Not too far off...

The Bibles are put into hotels by the Gideons, which was founded by travelling salesmen that wanted to make sure other salesmen would have access to a Bible while traveling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gideons_International

I see religious shit randomly littering the hospital I work at. People put fliers in waiting areas or on window sills. Couple whole-ass bibles. Lately it's been the little plastic jesus emoji looking toys.

I put all of them in the trash.

We have a fucking chaplain, if our patients want to see that shit they can talk to him. Hitting people with religious nonsense when they're at their lowest is predatory and should be illegal.

Few years ago I was staying in the motel in Florida and had nothing to do. I'm not religious, but for some reason decided to read the Bible that was in the room. As soon as I opened it, right on the first page there was a used condom covered in blood. I've never opened a single Bible after that.

Hotels are a scam dreamt up by Big Jesus to sell more Bibles

Gideons usually distribute them.

Some specific hotel chains, mainly Marriott's, are owned by Mormons and also mandate that the book of Mormon be placed in the rooms too.

“Thank you, Mr. Gideon.”

“No, thank you, Mr. Christ.”

Mormon Jesus made this deal too. LDS church gives tons of bibles to hotels worldwide to put their fanfic right next to the original boring version.

Would Jesus be political if he came back to Earth/

Have his second home in Palm Springs and try to hide his worth/

Take money from those poor folks, if he came back again/

And admit he's talked to all those preachers, and say they been a-talkin to him?

Would he wear a pinky ring, would he drive a fancy car/

Would his wife wear pearls and diamonds, would his dressing room have a star?

If he came back tomorrow there's something I'd like to know/

(Would you tell me) would Jesus wear a Rolex on his television show?

• Ray Stevens, "Would Jesus Wear A Rolex on His Television Show?"

The US is the only country where I've seen this, and I travelled many countries. Really shows the power of American marketing.

I just steal those.

I feel like I can do some gnarly satanic shit with stolen bibles

I put those in the trash. Not the room trash, the common area trash.

He obviously read, “Art of the deal “.

I went to one that had the bhagavad-gita in it. It was a nice change of pace.

We had at least one Gideon give a talk at ye olde fundie baptist school I grew up in. The Gideon Bibles are actually free for the taking.

My favourite conspiracy theory is every Gideon bible has a listening device in it and you should put the bible in the safe so the Gideon's don't spy on you. Yes, I always put the bible in the safe. Yes, I leave it in there for housekeeping to find.

back in my day we had The Book of the Law in every bedside drawer and there was nothing weird about that

those bibles make excellent paddles for spanking. they give a unique hollow thunk to the audible slap when it hits a thick ass.

Serious question, would countries with their own predominant religion also have religious books in their local hotels? Like, do Indian hotels have baghavad gitas on the bedside?

Supply Side Jesus