{"id":16069,"date":"2014-09-13T09:44:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T13:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=16069"},"modified":"2014-09-13T09:44:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T13:44:39","slug":"a-glimpse-of-the-future-or-present-penn-state-university-pulling-gideon-bibles-from-guest-rooms-following-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/a-glimpse-of-the-future-or-present-penn-state-university-pulling-gideon-bibles-from-guest-rooms-following-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glimpse of the Future (or Present?): Penn State University Pulling Gideon Bibles From Guest Rooms Following Complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Heather Clark<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong> Christian News Network<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<div id=\"nrelate_flyout_placeholder\">\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27011 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Penn-State-pd-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Penn State pd\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>STATE COLLEGE, Pa. \u2013<\/strong> Pennsylvania State University is pulling Gideon Bibles from its guest rooms and moving them to its libraries and other public spaces following a complaint from a prominent atheist activist organization.<\/p>\n<p>University spokesperson Lisa Powers told the Centre Daily Times that officials made the move\u00a0\u201cin the spirit of recognizing other religions and beliefs among our guests\u201d after Penn State received a letter from the Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF). 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