In December 2010, the Greens purchased the 5,500 artifacts for $1.6 billion, the New York Times reported. Still, the Greens persisted, and at one point, Hobby Lobby president Steve Green traveled to the United Arab Emirates to examine rare Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets. The Green family first started collecting the biblical antiques in 2009, despite warnings from a property law expert contracted by Hobby Lobby at the time.Īccording to The New York Times, the expert "warned company executives that the artifacts might have been looted from historical sites in Iraq, and that failing to determine their heritage could break the law." In 2017, federal prosecutors found that Hobby Lobby illegally smuggled rare and stolen artifacts to the US by shipping the items to its Oklahoma City headquarters in boxes labeled as ceramic tile samples. John Russell, an expert on Iraqi antiquities, looks at cuneiform tablets smuggled into the US by the Green family. We took a closer look at Hobby Lobby's scandals over the years, from claims of discrimination and illegally smuggled artifacts to endangering employees during the coronavirus pandemic. In its most prominent incident, Hobby Lobby faced widespread scrutiny for its efforts to deny access to contraceptives for employees, culminating in a high-profile and divisive Supreme Court case. Over the years, Green and his evangelical leanings have served as the catalyst for a number of disputes, including claims of anti-Semitism, homophobia, and evangelizing in public schools. Unlike most retail executives, who adhere to a strict separation of church and state policy, Green regularly references God in company memos, including Hobby Lobby's commitment to "honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles." Since Green first founded Hobby Lobby in Oklahoma in 1972, the billionaire businessman has drawn ire for imbuing his religious beliefs into the company and its 900 stores. But this is just the most recent in a long line of controversies for the arts-and-crafts chain. Phone: (888) 249-4207Careers at Enterprise Holdings Were here to take your talents.On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that it had seized an ancient tablet from Hobby Lobby that had been illegally smuggled into the US. I really did experience the goodness of Hobby Lobby for the first time last week.
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Simply download the app, create an account and register your Kroger. Download the hobby lobby app for the 40 off coupon and get the kit for 6. I was actually needing some for the laundry room makeover and could have gone crazy with color. Use the designs that come with it, find one or make your own :) 16.Tem.2013 - DIY cross stitch iPhone case. They may be too country, or they may be perfect. Hopefully progress will continue this week on the cabinets and I’ll share photos soon.Īll in all, I’m a fan of Hobby Lobby. And probably walk out with more of my beloved neutrals.ĭo you find you stick to a color scheme when you shop? If so, please share! They are opening a store much closer to me, so I’m sure I’ll venture in again soon. I get totally lost when I am in Hobby Lobby! Love that store! I will be going this weekend to pick me up some dress forms/mannequins for my booth. They are burlap covered… which saves me time so I do not have to cover them anymore. I had my first venture at Hobby Lobby about 5 years ago when living in MO.
Then I so missed out when I came back to CA. Now we have one here and I have to really try to tell myself that I do not need to go to Hobby Lobby! Lol. Recognizing every tune is actually a worship song. Well, yes, of course do I tend to always come home with the same colors. It has to be black, a dark wood furniture to match with my neutrals.įor some reason when I need a new lipstick I always find out at home that I already have one in that color range…Īnd when it comes to my closet…. More color there! But it took me about 15 years! finally finally I decided to stay away from the whites.