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Paper Complains That Mandated Free Day At Holy Land Experience Too Narrowly Advertised

By Howard M. Friedman

In 2006, the Florida legislature passed a law assuring a property tax exemption for Holy Land Experience religious theme park-- assuring it a tax savings of about $300,000 per year. In order to keep the exemption, Holy Land was required by the law to offer one free-admission day per year. Yesterday's Orlando Sentinel complained that Holy Land only advertises the date of the free-day on the local Trinity Broadcasting Network channel-- WTGL--TV58. The date varies widely each year. Holy Land says that it has a capacity of only 1700, and wider advertising could overwhelm the park.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on June 30, 2009 (boomark / email).