[Ecumenical News by Henri Rose Cimatu] One of the biggest hotel chains in Britain has decided to remove all Bibles from its rooms to avoid offending people with other beliefs to the consternation of the Church of England.

Travelodge, which operates 500 hotels, says the Bibles were removed for "diversity reasons," defended itself by saying the country is increasing in multicultural influences, the Daily Mail reported on August 15.

Although there were no complaints from guests, the hotel management insisted its policy stems from the desire to "not discriminate against any religion."

A Travelodge spokesman said, "People were also taking Bibles away and with the redesign of the rooms, it was felt that it would be better to remove them."

The Church of England, part of the 88-million strong Anglican Communion, and the biggest church in Britian, condemned the decision.

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