The “National Cathedral” Through a Policy Lens - Ten Challenges with the “National

Challenge 10 Preposterous Cost-Benefit Analysis IMANI on the "National Cathedral" Controversy 26 The Bible Museum, Reliquaries & the Green Connection The government has entered into secret pacts with the Museum of the Bible (MOTB), Nehemiah Group, and Cary Summers (all linked to the Green Organisation in the US) for assistance in developing Christian tourism around the “National Cathedral”. [...] IMANI on the "National Cathedral" Controversy 28 Museum of the Bible (Washington DC), part of the bevy of international Christian tourism advisors to the National Cathedral, has faced lawsuits for antiquities fraud and smuggling and has come under state investigations. [...] 29 IMANI on the "National Cathedral" Controversy Ghana’s “Bible Museum” dreams rest on an ally with no legs of their own 30 IMANI on the "National Cathedral" Controversy Conclusions • By burning goodwill for the National Cathedral project because of lack of candour and various suspicious behaviours, the government has damaged the prospects of raising large private donations. [...] • The longer the financing delays in this crucial phase of the program, the deeper the current rancour among the contractors, the government and the architect will grow, creating ongoing project confusion. [...] • Unless the government repurposes/pivot the central concept to a kind of “national civic center” with a much smaller interdenominational church component, and if the President continues to stick stubbornly to the original grandiose objectives, the project is likely to stall for much longer.