It does as it makes people think spiritual thoughts.
The reading stand is called a "Lectern" and often there is a lectern in a Pulpit, which is the risen platform that the reading can be taken from.
A reading desk in a Church is usually referred to as a lectern.
A lectern.
A lectern is a stand in a church where the Bible or other religious texts are read or displayed during services.
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At the lectern or pulpit.
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Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
In a church it is simply a bookrest on which a Bible is kept and from where readings from the Bible are read. In any lecture hall or similar place, lecterns are used to hold a speaker's notes or speech.
int he church the bible is placed on the lectern
It is called a lectern. they are used also in schools and colleges for secular works.
Nave, Altar table, Stained glass window, font, lectern, etc.