ARTICLE: Showbiz Has A Star In Jesus
November 13th, 2006 | 
Articles | Source: CMWired.com (255)
In a small theme park not far from the Magic Kingdom, Jesus is the star attraction. Each afternoon at 4:30, barring heavy rain or lightning, an actor portraying Jesus stumbles along a path to the top of a makeshift mountain where Roman soldiers nail his tortured body to a cross. A chorus of professional singers tells the story of the Crucifixion as the audience watches in awe, tears flowing down their cheeks.
“I’ve always said we should have someone standing at the exit with a box of tissue,” said Dan Hayden, executive director of the Holy Land Experience, an attraction that draws more than 200,000 people a year, most of them Christians who want a trip back in time to biblical days. […read more]
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