I don't know about your areas, but our cable company places the Catholic network next to the Protestant one on the channel-surfers curl. Yesterday, I was with a friend and we came across TBN's "Holy Land Experience" advertisement. There is a theme park - in Orlando, of course - that is based on "the sights and sounds of the world of the Bible." You can walk with Jesus as he teaches in the streets, spend time in the belly of Jonah's whale, shop at the Jerusalem street market, have a bite to eat at the Oasis Palms Cafe, check out a model of Jerusalem, circa AD 66., and cap the whole day off with the stunning light, water and music show of "Crystal Living Waters."I wonder if they have Fast Pass - or does God's grace provide that?
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Most importantly, I wonder if Jan Crouch (the pink haired lady) sits on a golden couch in Bible Epcot and cries, running her makeup all over the place....
I guess this is a good idea. Now-a-days, kids need some kind of tangible reason or incentive to want to know about God. It's not right, but it is true. Maybe the best thing we can do is make God into a figure that young people would want to relate to. If we allow children to "see" the temple where Jesus taught just as often as they can visit Cinderella's castle, maybe their reluctance to learn about God will increase. It's worth a shot.
Im not sure if i'm so into the idea of "The Holy Land Experience". If someone wanted to truly feel the "experience", woudln't the money be better spent on actually visiting the Holy Land? Yes, it's currently dangerous, but i'd wait years to see the real thing rather than a re-enacted version.
I think this is really interesting, its a good way to get kids to understand the Bible, and help them relate it to the modern world. When I was growing up, I always liked this one Catholic cartoon where different episodes were different parts of the Bible. It showed Jesus doing his good works, and this Holy Land Experience Theme park reminds me of it.
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