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Hobby Lobby Returned Thousands of Stolen Artifacts

03 May 2018
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C Barnett

Approximately 3,800 artifacts were stolen from Iraq. This unauthorized import into the United States from Iraq was made possible by false labels like identifying historical pieces as “tile...

National Geographic: Jesus was Real

20 Dec 2017
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Gary Nguyen

National Geographic's December cover article is criticized for its bias. The December 2017 issue of . The topic titled The Real Jesus: What Archaeology Reveals about His Life, written by Kristin Romey,...

Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years

01 Nov 2016
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Alison Lesley

Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In the 1930s the USSR established “anti-religion”...

Did Hobby Lobby Steal Artifacts For Their Bible Museum?

29 Oct 2015
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Alison Lesley

Feds investigate Bible artifacts that may have been stolen from Iraq and acquired by Hobby Lobby owners. The owners of Hobby Lobby, who plan to open the Museum of the Bible in 2017, are under investigation...

Egypt’s Melting Pot of Religions on Display in British Museum

25 Oct 2015
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Alison Lesley

Exhibit on religion in Egypt accurately displays how many religions all have the same roots. Many men and women have walked in the lands of Egypt through time, be it Muslims, Christians or Jews....

All Roads Lead to The Lost City of Sodom

11 Oct 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Archaeologists think they have finally discovered the lost city of Sodom in Jordan. A team of U.S. archaeologists from the Trinity Southwest University headed by Professor Steven Collins have discovered...

Earthquake-stricken Nepal faces cultural loss; Scientology Volunteer Ministers help to recover religious artifacts in capital Kathmandu

10 Jun 2015
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Alison Lesley

The earthquakes in April and May were devastating not only for the people of Nepal. Several of the country's heritage sites were destroyed or damaged. Work is now underway to assess the losses and salvage...

ISIS’ Stolen Artifacts and Torture Chamber Churches

31 Dec 2014
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Alison Lesley

ISIS has stolen ancient religious artifacts and converted churches into torture chambers in their ongoing war. ISIS has, in the past, taken to terrorizing religious groups that don’t agree with their...