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Gideons

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Gideons: see Bible societies Bible societies, a movement formed for the translation, printing, and dissemination of the Holy Scriptures; for much of its history it was predominantly Protestant, but there now is considerable Roman Catholic and Orthodox involvement.
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Education officials in Rushville, Ohio, have agreed to stop allowing the Gideons to distribute Bibles to fifth graders, after receiving a complaint from a parent.
The Gideons were among about 150 people from 17 churches and synagogues in the Santa Clarita Valley who trooped around Newhall as part of a fund-raiser sponsored by the Santa Clarita Interfaith Council.
The Gideons have acted as systems consultants for leading financial firms including JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Goldman and Sachs & Co.
 
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