On Tuesday, the US Justice Department announced that Hobby Lobby – whose owners are devout Christians – agreed to forfeit the artifact, which contains a portion of the ancient Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the world’s oldest works of literature. “Forfeiture of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet demonstrates the [DOJ’s] …
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