The bibles are donated in a feeble attempt to convert the “wicked”. In any case, mostly the free-bible programs are a grift scamming the well-meaning people who donate funds for it. The bibles aren’t quite that expensive, and the people soliciting the donations are taking a cut. The grift offers ‘feel good’ vibes with little effort to the donors.
same as the people selling tracts for people to hand out, really. The tracts are useless. nobody ever saw a tract and was like “WOW I’m a heathen! I should repent!” (at most, people get a chuckle before littering on the street corner.) but the people selling the tract make a lot of money.
fun fact: the typical gideon bible isn’t a complete bible. Cuts out a lot of the “And god smote that asshole for being an asshole,” and “God smokte that asshole because he smote his brother, and the guy refused to get his brother’s wife prego”; also the child rape. the genocide. the collecting foreskins. Oh, and the other genocide. The incest. And that other-other genocide. and. uh. well. basically all the stuff that’s likely to get people to go “huh. that’s pretty fucked up.”
I believe the average American inmate is more likely to want a Bible than a Quran.
that’s not why.
The bibles are donated in a feeble attempt to convert the “wicked”. In any case, mostly the free-bible programs are a grift scamming the well-meaning people who donate funds for it. The bibles aren’t quite that expensive, and the people soliciting the donations are taking a cut. The grift offers ‘feel good’ vibes with little effort to the donors.
same as the people selling tracts for people to hand out, really. The tracts are useless. nobody ever saw a tract and was like “WOW I’m a heathen! I should repent!” (at most, people get a chuckle before littering on the street corner.) but the people selling the tract make a lot of money.
fun fact: the typical gideon bible isn’t a complete bible. Cuts out a lot of the “And god smote that asshole for being an asshole,” and “God smokte that asshole because he smote his brother, and the guy refused to get his brother’s wife prego”; also the child rape. the genocide. the collecting foreskins. Oh, and the other genocide. The incest. And that other-other genocide. and. uh. well. basically all the stuff that’s likely to get people to go “huh. that’s pretty fucked up.”
Take that back, Chick Tracts are gold.
I believe the average American is more likely not to give a shit about either.