Falling Without Landing
Gideons’ International is an evangelical Christian association founded 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin. The Gideons ' primary activity is distributing copies of the Bible free of charge. I remember when Gideons had come to my school to pass out palm-sized copies of the New Testament plus Psalms and Proverbs when I was in junior high. Mine was red. I thought it was great to take with me when I went to camp or in the car. My small book had taking a beating through the years, but I actually still had it in my possession until just before the move to Oregon. I don’t know why I didn’t bring it. My eyes can no longer view the small print, but I would have thought I could have let Jenna use it. I know some states or schools have had a problem with mixing of school and religion – though I don’t think passing out free scriptures is a crime, some lawsuits were brought against schools for allowing Bibles to ...