Rocky Raccoon's friends are handing out Gideon Bibles.

The Gideon folks are out on the campus where I adjunct handing New Testaments.

Which leaves me with a question: What do other religions do with their writings when it comes to outreach and recruiting?

Having grown up in the Christian church, I've been taught that a Bible and the testaments are not sacred objects. The idea they contain is more important than the medium that are on. But in some religions, the text has sacred qualities in itself.

I don't imagine that Muslims would hand out Korans willy-nilly.

So, how do they spread The Word?

 

Spread the word and you'll be free
Spread the word and be like me
Spread the word I'm thinking of
Have you heard the word is love

 

The Leader is good
The Leader is great
We surrender our will as of this date

 

Very old and ancient texts are often treated with special reverance that borders on the attirbution of sacredness, but it's usually the message that is sacred, not the text itself: Rig-Veda, Bible, Koran, Torah, etc.
The texts are often venerated but are not themselves sacred. The message is sacred.

 

Osama burst in grinning a grin and said Georgie boy this a showdown.

 

Doc it's only a scratch.

 

One of my five favorite songs.