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Errol Louis is the host of "Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. The film, which harkens back to "The Wiz" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," is the brainchild of writer and actor Harry Lennix, who stars in the NBC television series "The Blacklist," with movie credits in blockbusters like "Man of Steel." Lennix told me, "I think most people in the United States are religious. I also think everybody, regardless of religious beliefs, loves good music." And here's where things get interesting. Instead of launching the movie in Los Angeles or New York, Lennix's film premiered at the Museum of the Bible, a huge, $500 million building founded by billionaire Steve Green. Green, an outspoken social conservative is the president of the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby, which drew liberal ire by winning a 2014 Supreme Court case that allowed the company to opt out of the required contraceptive coverage under Obamacare. But instead of using the museum as a place to fight cultural battles, Green has taken pains to make it a welcoming space.