Hobby Lobby Announces Plans To Close All Stores... Heres The Disturbing Reason Why Hobby Lobby is arguable one of the most popular stores in America, with more than 500 locations in 41 states. Over the past few years, the brand has become more controversial, primarily for refusing to step down from their strong Christian values. Despite pressures from the liberal government and media to shut down, Hobby Lobby has remained strong. And their locations are frequented by patriots across the country that are quick to voice their respect for the organization. Unfortunately, Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green has just released an open letter revealing that he may need to close all of his stores. Read it below and tell us what you think: When my family and I started our company 40 years ago, we were working out of a garage on a $600 bank loan, assembling miniature picture frames. Our first retail store wasnt much bigger than most peoples living rooms, but we had faith that we would succeed if we lived and worked according to Gods word. A new government healthcare mandate says that our family business MUST provide what I believe are abortion-causing drugs as part of our health insurance. 