June 29, 2006
Jeb Bush is all about the double stuff
In a move that has even die hard fundamentalists baffled, Florida Governor Jeb Bush (who IS getting fat. Not chunky, FAT) gave tax exempt status on par with a museum to a theme park. Disney? No. Universal? Not so much. Six Flags? Hardly.
It was the Holy Land Experience, a live-action biblical 'museum' in Orlando, developed by a nonprofit Christian ministry. If it's a 'museum', why on Earth would they be taxed? Oh, that's right... they were originally owned by a nonprofit. Who owns them now? Good question. Maybe another nonprofit that pays it's employees extremely well. At $30 a head they'd have to paid pretty well.
Orange County Property Appraiser Bill Donegan wanted the park to pay almost $1 million in back taxes since 2001, when it opened. Donegan refused to give it full tax exemption because he questioned the purpose of the museum."I think Holy Land itself is religious, but I'm not convinced that it serves a religious purpose like a church. I guess we're going to have to find out the definition of a church. When you charge $30 for admission, is that a church?" Bill Donegan told the Associated Press.
You just know Robertson and Falwell have to be salivating over this. I give them a month or two before they settle on a location in FL in which to build theme parks.
This whole thing just makes me wonder... IS NOTHING SACRED TO THESE PEOPLE? I MEAN FUCK ALL IF THEY WON'T PUT THE FACE OF CHRIST ON ANYTHING AND TRY TO SELL IT. I guess James 4:4 just kind of got lost on them, no?
To learn more about the Holy Land Experience, including where you can get ice cream cones while walking the path Jesus took to his crucifixiton (AKA, The Way of Suffering ), check out this excellent site.
Posted by mcblogger at June 29, 2006 11:13 AM
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