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Hospitals in Leicester, UK, are concerned that bibles may be exacerbating the spread of MRSA among hospital patients. Rather than having a bible in a locker next to every bed, health officials are considering storing them.
Gideons International supplies UK hospitals with bibles (as well as the military, shipping companies, hotels and cruise liners worldwide). A Gideon International spokesperson said that idea that bibles pose a health risk is nonsense.
Some people have complained saying it is a ‘politically correct’ move as non-Christian’s could be offended by the bible next to their beds. Hospital officials said this is not true. Religious leaders in the UK say they have never heard of any non-Christian feeling offended in such a way.
Health officials say they are consulting with experts on the best way to store religious materials on the wards. It may make more health sense, they say, if the bibles are stored somewhere else. They would still be available for anyone who asked for them.
