Banning Bibles in Hospitals?

Hi, I read this today and wanted to know what some of you thought:

In Today's Daily Express paper, the front page headline says 'HOSPITAL BAN ON THE BIBLE'. Basically the NHS bosses want to ban the bible from Hospitals because they fear it may offend ethinic groups. There is however no talk about banning any other religions scriptures.

Now I am not highly religious in any way, other than by believing that there is something more out there. I feel that banning the Bible from Hospitals may offend Christians and Catholics. In a way it's like saying your religion is unacceptable here. If the NHS is content on banning the Bible then surely them same rules should apply to all religious scriptures?

Personally I see no harm in any religious books being in Hospitals. If someone is against a certain religion then they don't read that religions book.

What are your views on this topic?
Is there anyone from another religion on here that finds Bibles in Hospitals offensive? Why?

All views welcome.
Nici

I think at the very least the hospital should keep them and allow the patients to request them if they want them. It's not fair at all to ban them... If your priest can't get there in time, not a lot of other people carry around a Bible to read to you before you die. I mean, c'mon...

That's ridiculous. I am not a religious person, but I see no harm in the presence of the bible in a hospital. The bible should most definitely be allowed to remain there, along with any other religious items.
The only problem with it is that other people representing different religions would most likely start demanding that the hospital be provided with their books, which would start a huge issue.
Well first off the only people who are going to make an issue out of bibles in hospitals are those who think that Christianity is offending (people who think only their religion, or no religion, should be preached).
As long as the hospital is not forcing you to read the bible, and not banning any other different religious books, I see absolutely no problem.

That is absurb and pathetic! Everyone should have the freedom and right to bring whatever book they want to with them to the hospital.

Woah! This is england, catholicism and christianity are practically the oldest religions here. I'm not racist or religious, but I do believe that if they are going to ban bibles then they should definately ban all other religious scriptures.
But then where would they stop? Would they have to ban childrens books that vaguely mentioned god, or throw away 'get well soon' cards from anxious relatives who have written "god bless" in the card? It would be so much easier to just allow the bible's, what harm are they doing anyway?

Just my opinion folks!

thats really pathetic! as a christian i think that bibles should definately be aloud in hospitals. what people want to read in hospital is up to them. if we start doing stupid things like this where will it stop?

I think that is ridiculous religion is a persons choice. If they want to read the bible then they can. If they don't then no one is forcing them to. I think the world is getting carried away with banning religion everywhere you go. In the hospital with people dieing they always send the Chaplin! It doesn't make sense. They even have bibles at hotels. I don't think many people read them during their stay but if they wish to it would be their choice. I feel the same about having them the hospitals. Everyone has their own beliefs. It is supposed to be a world of freedom. We seem to be losing more of that freedom everyday.

It's good to see that I am not the only person here that finds this ridiculous.

Thanks for your responses guys!

Nici

"but under our first amendment in the united states, we have the freedom of religion, therefore, that would be unjust. "

Do you see a Muslim or Jewish Holy book in a hospital?
Thank you for conterdicting yourself.
Taking out the bible is fine. In till they place other religion's Holy Book's in the hospital as well.