UK: “Students in Aberystwyth are pushing for thousands of Gideon Bibles to be removed from university accommodation.”

The call to ban Bibles mirrors action by the University of Huddersfield in 2013 – it said it wanted its properties to be “ethically neutral”.

Student John David Morgan raised the matter at a student council meeting that 50 people attended in January.

He claimed that the “inclusion of Bibles in university bedrooms is inappropriate in a multicultural university such as Aberystwyth”.

The student went on to say: “It could be offensive for some, and the university should provide a safe space for students to explore and develop their beliefs in a neutral environment”.

Public expressions of belief are unacceptable, unless they’re John David Morgan’s.