Colby Howell

Members of The Gideons International have been passing out Bibles this week on The Quad. Gideons International is a Christian organization, known for distributing copies of the New Testament worldwide. Members of the group visit Texas State once a semester for two days to pass out literature. A lot of students deny the handout, but the organization says it still manages to pass out more than four-thousand Bibles a day. As a public institution, Texas State University is not affiliated in any way with the Gideons. Funding for the Bibles is provided by member fees.