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American Bible Society closes its $60 million Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

By Filings on Tue, 03/19/24
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“ABS’s new CEO Jennifer Holloran, arriving last month to an organization with a variety of financial and missional troubles, said in an email to staff on Wednesday that … ‘now is the time to proceed with this difficult but necessary action.’” - Current

MBTS acquires Spurgeon Heritage Collection from Spurgeon’s College UK

By Filings on Tue, 10/31/23
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“The Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has announced its recent acquisition of the Heritage Collection from Spurgeon’s College UK. The collection consists of thousands of books, manuscripts, letters, artifacts, newspaper cuttings and more from Charles Spurgeon.” - BPNews

Young earth creationist attractions take top honors again in USA Today polling

By Filings on Thu, 03/02/23
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“Readers of USA Today once against voted the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum as the No. 1 and No. 2 religious museums in the nation.” - BGN

A new Billy Graham archive opens on the late evangelist’s birthday

By Filings on Tue, 11/08/22
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“The new two-story building, constructed with the latest preservation standards and environmental controls, cost $13 million. It unites all of Graham’s records — not only from the Wheaton archive but from Minneapolis, where he started his formal ministry” - RNS

Ken Ham Announces Plans to ‘Confront Racism’ With New Tower of Babel Exhibit

By Filings on Fri, 11/12/21
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Tim Chaffey: “By eliminating our true history, evolutionists are left with a false view of humanity. Thus, they explain the so-called racial differences through the lens of a fundamentally racist philosophy.” - C.Leaders

Thoughts from My Visit to AiG’s Ark Encounter & Creation Museum

By Aaron Blumer on Fri, 10/01/21

Those who have visited Answers in Genesis’ Ark Encounter or Creation Museum will have their own perspective on the experience and its value. I’ve just returned from my own first-time visit to both and have some observations and thoughts for those who haven’t yet made the pilgrimage.

Is it just a big entertainment business making a few people rich?

Revenue is an inherently tempting thing. Just getting a paycheck every couple of weeks brings hazards as well as blessings. One of the hazards is that as revenue increases, my life and work might become increasingly about revenue.

Museum of the Bible opens Friday: A Photo Tour

By Filings on Wed, 11/15/17
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“$42 million worth of cutting edge technology will also be featured with a digital entry arcade ceiling, a digital guide accessible through a smart phone app, and a 360-degree projection mapping employed in the 472-seat performing arts theater.” Curbed DC

Sneak peek: D.C.’s huge new Museum of the Bible includes lots of tech — but not a lot of Jesus

By Filings on Tue, 10/17/17
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“This isn’t the evangelism that the billionaire Green family first promised a decade ago when they set out to build a museum dedicated to Scripture.” WPost

BJU closes museums: one for renovation, one permanently

By Filings on Sat, 01/28/17
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“There are no plans to sell works in the collection, Page said. The paintings at the Heritage Green location are part of BJU’s permanent collection and will be exhibited in the future in the renovated main museum.”

Riding wave of popularity, Ark Encounter exceeds attendance projections

By Filings on Sun, 09/18/16
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“The Ark Encounter in Williamstown is riding a wave of popularity, exceeding attendance projections after being open for less than three months.”

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