Some think so!
Illegal smuggling of ancient artifacts.
- ” …the Department of Justice announced that it had seized an ancient tablet from Hobby Lobby that had been illegally smuggled into the US.” 1
- “The epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the most ancient works of literature and originally comes from Iraq. According to the Department of Justice, the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet was smuggled into the US, and an international auction house sold the tablet to Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. The company put the tablet on display at the Museum of the Bible.” 2
Mockery of the separation of church and state. Believing that the US should be a Theocracy.
- “Arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby faced a backlash after it ran a full-page advertisement on July 4 in several newspapers across the U.S. that appeared to call for a Christian-run government.” 3
- Also See Tweet below
A full-page ad by @HobbyLobby in newspapers today ignoring the separation of church and state. I never will set foot in a @HobbyLobby, which believes America should be a theocracy. pic.twitter.com/rUu9Lj1mCX
— Terry Blount🇺🇦 (@TBlountNews) July 4, 2021
- BusinessInsider.com, Bethany Biron and Heather Schlitz, September 10, 2020 – Here are 16 of the biggest controversies in the craft chain’s nearly 50-year history.
- BusinessInsider.com, Azmi Haroun and Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, July 27, 2021 – DOJ seized the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet — a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh — from Hobby Lobby
- NewsWeek.com, James Crump, July 5, 2021 – Hobby Lobby Faces Backlash Over Newspaper Ad Calling for Christian-Run Government