
Hey Roadies! I’m not sure if this has been discussed yet…so here we go:
Did you know there’s a Christian-themed amusement park in Orlando, Florida? And apparently, they’re managing to relieve $30.00 admission from an average 250,000 per year! Now, that’s the way to spread the gospel, kids. I’m not sure what kind of rides one can enjoy, but the park features live re-enactments of the crucifixion 3 times a day. How totally awesome.
“Being born-again Christians and studying the scriptures, being able to see visually what we’ve studied has been incredible,” said Cheryl, an occupational therapist. “This is a little safer than Israel,” she added.
The Walshes’ children, Stephen, 9, Bobby, 16, and Laura, 13, who wore a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, seemed less awed by first century Jerusalem.
“It’s not a thrill-seeker’s paradise,” Bobby said. “It’s just a good place for born-again Christians.”
Holy Land has been plagued with controversy since it opened in 2001. Jewish leaders protested the park’s message that Jews must convert to Christianity. County officials sought to collect more than $1 million in back taxes from the park, which calls itself a ministry, not a business.

……and in true theme park style, poke them out with your little cotton-candy stained fingers.
Read more here.
Oh yeah – this looks kid friendly:

I’m not gonna touch this with a ten-foot pole.
aly hawkins 2:31 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
Damn…whoever did Jesus’ highlights is good. Vidal Sassoon’s got nothing on that.
[I'm so appalled by The Holy Land Experience that I'm only able to comment on Jesus' weave.]
june 2:38 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
Ok, maybe there are words for the bad website, cuz’ this is the new winner for the ‘There aren’t words’ category.
(What kind of 16-year-old boys says “It’s not a thrill-seekers paradise…”
Zack 3:00 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
OK, I can’t get enough of the website. The “Oasis Palms” Cafe features “real Middle Eastern fare such as falafels and fatoosh, or GIANT GOLIATH BURGERS AND JAFFA HOT DOGS.
Holy Shit. (All puns intended)
aly hawkins 3:15 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
I wonder if they’re kosher hot dogs?
Sharolyn 3:31 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Sharolyn 5:12 pm on 15 September 2006 Permalink
This article is truly scary.
Thankfully, have standards. They don’t serve alcohol. Clearly Jesus was against that.
Paul 12:26 am on 16 September 2006 Permalink
Reminds me of an old Terry Talbot satire we used to sing called “Bibleland” — the chorus went,
“Come on down to Bible-, Bible-, come to Bibleland,
Where the tickets are expensive, and the sights are out of hand.
Guaranteed to thrill you, and leave your mind amazed:
See Moses part the Red Sea — three big shows a day!”
The song included an amusing spoken interlude:
“And then I smelled it… that somewhat familiar hippie, Bohemian aroma… someone’s gettin’ stoned in Bibleland!
So I quick jumped behind the fence,
And saw the cops comin’ in with the Civil Defense.
The most amazing thing that I ever did see
Was seein’ Pharaoh gettin’ busted in the middle of the Red Sea!”
Okay, you had to be there. It’s scary that I still remember this stuff.
Zack 9:38 am on 16 September 2006 Permalink
…….and Paul says he didn’t smoke reefer back in the day.
Sheesh.
Paul 9:52 am on 17 September 2006 Permalink
I forgot to mention the part of the song that described how the cops ordered Pharaoh to pull over and put both hands on the chariot.
Morphea 4:05 pm on 17 September 2006 Permalink
You guys are so delightful. Really. I’d contribute but you’ve all said what I was thinking.
Cerise
Grammy 9:15 am on 18 September 2006 Permalink
Trust me on this one, Zack…when I met Paul in the early 70s, I was the quintessential hippie (cheap India-print bedsheet made into some kind of Sari, love beads, long hair parted down the middle, the whole shebang) and Paul didn’t own a pair of blue jeans AND HAD A STANDING EVERY OTHER WEEK HAIRCUT APPOINTMENT. I’m not making this up.
Paul 12:42 am on 19 September 2006 Permalink
Just call us Dharma and Greg, but we’re still going strong more than 31 years later. Let’s just say that Dharma had attributes that even a Young Republican couldn’t resist.
Grammy 11:51 pm on 19 September 2006 Permalink
(he he he)
Morphea 8:04 am on 20 September 2006 Permalink
Whoa, OK, so you guys are, like, involved and stuff?
Man – I was going to make an end run for Paul. DANG it.
Just kidding.
Cerise
Grammy 8:49 am on 22 September 2006 Permalink
Sorry, Cerise, he’s been quite “mine all mine” for 32 years! :-)