Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by samclemens » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 1:23 AM UTC

Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts
nytimes.com

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by ctdonath » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:10 PM UTC

The founder of Hobby Lobby has an amazing collection of historic religious texts (I've seen them). The retail chain does not.

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by simonklitj » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:14 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #2

The founder of Hobby Lobby has an amazing collection of historic religious texts (I've seen them). The retail chain does not.

Which ones? Primarily Christian?

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by totalperspectiv » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:20 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #2

The founder of Hobby Lobby has an amazing collection of historic religious texts (I've seen them). The retail chain does not.

Is his name L Bob Rife?

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by LegitShady » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:22 PM UTC

This clickbait headline should be a bannable offense on HN

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by mcphage » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:33 PM UTC

LegitShady wrote: post #5

This clickbait headline should be a bannable offense on HN

How is this clickbait?

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by commandar » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:34 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #2

The founder of Hobby Lobby has an amazing collection of historic religious texts (I've seen them). The retail chain does not.

FWIW, and with minimal snark, they literally went all the way to SCOTUS to blur the line between the two.

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by empath75 » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:36 PM UTC

LegitShady wrote: post #5

This clickbait headline should be a bannable offense on HN

It's a straight forward summary of what's in the article.

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by mey » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:38 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #2

The founder of Hobby Lobby has an amazing collection of historic religious texts (I've seen them). The retail chain does not.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2017/07/05/us/hobby-lobby-ancient-arti...

The company itself was receiving artifacts in the past.

Re: Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts

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Post by sigzero » Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 12:40 PM UTC

mcphage wrote: post #6

LegitShady wrote: post #5

This clickbait headline should be a bannable offense on HN

How is this clickbait?

Because Hobby Lobby didn't do what the headline says?

"An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started BY THE OWNERS of the arts-and-crafts chain had been illegally taken from the university."