Shopping is probably the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word “mall.” If not shopping, then dining or watching a film, or at least some kind of entertainment. Whatever it may be, religion is probably the last thing someone associates with a place like that. However, one Texas businessman sought to change that back in 2017 when he bought an entire mall and planned to install an enormous statue containing the biblical Ten Commandments.
John Bushman, a businessman from Odessa, had acquired the Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville, West Texas, for $17.3 million. He renamed it “Music City Mall”. He had then planned to invest a further $3 million to $4 million to improve the mall and make it more attractive to customers. His improvement plans included turning the mall into a “community space.” He believed placing the Ten Commandments would help make such a space as it would guide people towards finding a bit of “love and peace.”
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