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May 15, 2015

A Tale of Two Bible Museums—and of Anti-Religious Bigotry

New York’s Museum of Biblical Art is closing, because it's "too religious."

New York’s Museum of Biblical Art is set to close its doors. The reason? Despite its avowedly secular approach to the Bible, it proved to be “too religious” for most donors. Meanwhile, the Green family, proprietors of the Hobby Lobby chain, is planning a massive Bible museum in Washington DC that enthusiastically embraces both religious and secular appreciation for the sacred text. Naomi Schaefer Riley writes:

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