Washingtons huge new Bible museum says it wants to stay out of politics. But its opening gala is at

[demmiblue]

Source: The Washington Post

Washington’s huge new Bible museum says it wants to stay out of politics. But its opening gala is at the Trump hotel.

The leadership of the Museum of the Bible has been working hard in the run-up to this weekend’s opening to emphasize the inclusive, academic, apolitical nature of the museum, which organizers say will be the world’s largest dedicated to the Bible and sits just off the Mall.

And so its opening black-tie gala Thursday night is presenting a challenge: The $50,000-a-table fundraising event is at the Trump hotel.

Officials at the nonprofit museum say the decision was for pragmatic, scheduling reasons but some museum employees and academic consultants refused to enter the hotel affiliated with the controversial president.

Museum officials said by the time they started looking for space, about a year ago, the Trump hotel was the only ballroom available in Washington that could accommodate such a big group. The Thursday dinner gala will have about 750 people in attendance.

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[Girard442]

1. Remember the crate in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" with the Ark of the Covenant it it?

You know, the one where the swastika spontaneously burnt off.

[onit2day]

20. Museum opening in a place completley at odds with

what the book is supposed to represent. Modern Christian Hypocrisy rules the day

[SergeStorms]

21. Right, and they want stay completely out of politics.

So Washington, D.C. is the perfect place for a bible "museum" which wants to stay completely out of politics.

It's not hypocrisy, it's lying right to everyone's faces and daring them to say something about it. They're trying to pick a fight with politics, daring someone to start something.

[CatMor]

2. Not more of bible pushing.....

Steve Green of Hobby Lobby is Chairman of this undertaking. These people are determined to bring religion into our government. Will it ever stop.

[haele]

5. I feel a bit sad for them. Their religion has a god that's so small and fragile...

It might as well be an antique stuffed teddy bear they added a divine prayer binky made of cheap polyester to. Something that constantly requires protection from some nebulous "Forces of Evil" that are equally cartoonishly weak but still powerful enough to destroy civilization as we know it - when the believers need to be riled up.

They certainly don't worship an entity that was strong enough to have created the entire f***'n Universe - Quantum Physics and all.
Because that entity doesn't need their support, and if it was concerned about personal relationships and "the fall of a single sparrow", that concern would be applied across all creation - including to those these so-called believers consider unworthy or enemies.

They prefer the god they create in their own image - a smarmy politician.

Haele

[marble falls]

3. Didn't they get some form of millions in tax relief?

[dhol82]

14. Think you are referring to the Ken Ham Ark fiasco

Not positive but I think they finally went belly up.
But, not until screwing the town and state out of millions.

[marble falls]

19. The Bible Museum claims it is not a relligious organ but is a museum about the book (the Bible)....

They also solicited "tax deductible" contributions.

Their section on the Holocaust claims it was caused by Jewish failure to keep their covenant with G*d.

[n2doc]

4. Grifters gotta grift n/t

[Siwsan]

6. Which version of Bible? All of them? There are many

And everyone thinks their accepted version is the only 'inspired' one.

[gvstn]

10. I was only half listening but Npr's 1A show talked about this museum.

I believe they said it explored many versions of the Bible. And the Hobby Lobby family did envision this museum and was the largest donor but apparently about 4 years ago they moved away from creating a place to indoctrinate people into the Christian faiths and more towards a secular examination of the Bible.

This is a podcast of today's show. It says 47 minutes but I don't think they gave the museum that much of the hour.

https://the1a.org/audio/#/shows/2017-11-15/the-bible-museum/112685/@00:00

[Angry Dragon]

15. They were fined millions of dollars for stealing relics

[gvstn]

17. Thanks. Maybe I should listen to that podcast.

I got the impression the host was impressed with the museum on the whole. I really was quite distracted at the time and not particularly interested in the topic.

[Initech]

7. That's bullshit - it is *ALL* about inserting religion into politics.

The museum's chief backer is the fucking CEO of Hobby Lobby. You know - the guy who wants to be able to determine which of his employees can get birth control (read: none).

[NastyRiffraff]

8. I guess the post office lost my invitation

I have to put the finishing touches on my pet rock, anyway.

[NCjack]

9. The attendees should be made aware that they are at risk of God's judgment, since

#45 is an unrepentant whoremonger.

[benld74]

11. Let' see 750 attending 50K per table

at 15 per table that would be 50 tables or $2.5M
at 10 per table that would be 75 tables or $3.75M


Anyone one know how many per table?
Anyone know the total emoulment our dear leader has made off this crass hotel of his?
Anyone know if any GOP members will be attending?

the Green family and the National Christian Foundation. Gots too much $$$$

nt

[lark]

12. Liars, they are pandering to the president.

Disgusting!

[dembotoz]

13. same old same old pretend to be one thing and do the opposite

[pangaia]

16. I would prefer a museum to James Joyce's ULYSSES.

Yes, I would, for sure, yes, yes,, yes yes..... yes.... absolutely..... yes yes yes......

[rockfordfile]

18. Religion is just one big scam

The fact that conservative religion goes out of its way to hide that it's a scam in this day and age.

[SergeStorms]

22. I'm going to stand outside, right in front of the place...

and hold my "HAPPY HOLIDAYS sign for a week or so. I just love poking idiots in the ribs.

[kwassa]

23. The National Building Museum can seat 2000.

and our government would get the money, not Donald Trump.