From the Archives: Costco apologizes for labeling Bibles ‘fiction’

Costco has apologized for labeling Bibles for sale in a Southern California store as “fiction.�

Caleb Kaltenbach, pastor of Discovery Church in Simi Valley, saw the Bibles with “fiction� on the price tag and took note. “Costco has Bibles for sale under the genre of FICTION Hmmmm...,� he tweeted.

One member of his congregation felt more strongly about it. “I was completely offended. It’s wrong, and I believe that the Bible is real,� Shellie Dungan told KTLA-TV.

The discount retailer was not trying to offend Christian shoppers. While it took responsibility for the labels, it said the action took place within its supply change.

“Costco’s distributor mislabeled a small percentage of the Bibles, however we take responsibility and should have caught the mistake. We are correcting this with them for future distribution,� Costco said in a statement. “In addition, we are immediately relabeling all mislabeled Bibles. We greatly apologized for this error.�

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