Religious books removed from university hotel (August 29, 2018)

FFRF convinced Dixie State University in St. George, Utah, to remove religious texts from the DSU College Inn hotel guest rooms.

A concerned hotel guest reported that on one stay at the College Inn, she found two copies of the Book of Mormon in her room. On another stay, in a different room, she found a copy of the bible.

ā€œRegardless of whether the religious texts were donated by a private party, the placement of ā€˜holy booksā€™ in guest rooms demonstrates government endorsement of religion,ā€ wrote FFRF Legal Fellow Chris Line in his letter to DSU President Richard Biff Williams.

FFRF heard from DSUā€™s general counsel, stating ā€œany religious texts that may have been left in any of the guest rooms have been removed. Further, we have established a procedure of removing any such texts going forward.ā€

Freedom From Religion Foundation