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As many people in India do (due to the role of missionaries in the country), I studied in schools run by Christian missionary societies, in primary and high sch
by vram22 8y ago
As many people in India do (due to the role of missionaries in the country), I studied in schools run by Christian missionary societies, in primary and high school. In one of them, they used to give out (to all and sundry) these pocket "Gideon Bibles" (IIRC the name). Religious aspects (on which I'm neutral) aside, I thought that was a good idea, to have small pocket books that you can take and read anywhere.
Update: I googled and it seems I got the name right:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideons_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideons_International
- BoomBoomRoom 8y agoThe Beatles song "Rocky Racoon" mentions the subject (Rocky Racoon) going into a hotel room and finding "Gideon's Bible". Rocky Racoon goes to the hotel to shoot the man who had stolen his girlfriend's heart. He loses a shootout, and heads back to his room. >Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room >Only to find Gideon's Bible >Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt >To help with good Rocky's revival The song was written in 1968 when The Beatles were in India studying transcendental meditation. Makes me wonder whether Paul McCartney was gifted a Gideon Bible in Rishikesh.
- vram22 8y agoInteresting story. I had read about the Beatles studying meditation in India.