There's absolutely no reason to close a church, particularly as a museum or tourist attraction. It's also why it's imperative to read the Bible in English literature classes, even American ones. The King James Bible is literally a pillar of English literature and a center of English culture. The American folkway bibles is basically how Americans became literate.

Sure take religious propaganda out of public schools, but recognize that religion is still a major core to Western history that physically can't be ignored.