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riversedge

(70,471 posts) Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:27 AM Jan 2018

....the Holy Land Experience's annual reminder to Orlando that they don't pay property taxes...

This is 50 dollars, they will NEVER see from me!

Free day is coming, the Holy Land Experience's annual reminder to Orlando that they don't pay property taxes

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Tuesday, January 16,

The Gist
Posted By Colin Wolf on Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:45 AM

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PHOTO VIA THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE

Holy Land Experience has announced their mandatory free day for 2018, Orlando's annual reminder that a local theme park doesn't have to pay property taxes because of a religious loophole.

Since 2006, the amusement park has skipped out of paying at least $2.2 million in property taxes, but the Bible-themed attraction will generously waive their $50 admission and parking fees for one day this Thursday, Jan. 25.

Last year, the Holy Land Experience graciously gave the Orlando public two free days, which they've been known to do on occasion.

The Christian theme park, which is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (or TBN), is required by law to have at least one free day every year after former Florida governor Jeb Bush signed a law in 2006 that allowed the park to qualify as tax-exempt because they display biblical images. ..............................

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....the Holy Land Experience's annual reminder to Orlando that they don't pay property taxes... (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2018 OP

Need to make it one big old day... NCTraveler Jan 2018 #1

Ah yes, the Christmas display put together by child laborers tymorial Jan 2018 #5

A client of mine flew in from Switzerland to help... NCTraveler Jan 2018 #6

The parishioners have deep pockets but the sea org are poor tymorial Jan 2018 #7

. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #8

Holy Cow, I thought they closed years ago. The only place in Orlando I have never been. dewsgirl Jan 2018 #2

Have you been to Orlando lately? They have a huge gaudy sign right on the I 4 tymorial Jan 2018 #3

We were at Univeral for Halloween Horror Nights, then we took the International Drive Way to 192. We dewsgirl Jan 2018 #11

Ahh. Gotcha tymorial Jan 2018 #12

No wonder Don is attracted to the evangelicals. They run the best scams! Vinca Jan 2018 #4

So, why don't Disney World and Universal put up a biblical image on the sinkingfeeling Jan 2018 #9

The Christian right: the answer to why we can't have nice things. Initech Jan 2018 #10

We need to form a new "church" for tax purposes to help eradicate these scams. BSdetect Jan 2018 #13

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

1. Need to make it one big old day...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:30 AM

Jan 2018

Of an LGBTQ party!!!!

Scientologist don’t pay property taxes in Clearwater. All we get is a cool Christmas display they put on for free each year. The word Scientology isn’t mentioned anywhere.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

5. Ah yes, the Christmas display put together by child laborers

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:47 AM

Jan 2018

And adults treated like indentured servents (when paid their 50 bucks a month) or slaves when their "stats" are low and as such won't be paid at all.

Of course most of the sea org members now come from Asia and Eastern Europe. Foreign workers who are promised jobs and a future. When they arrive (either on their own or with help) their papers are confiscated upon arrival. Nice huh?

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

6. A client of mine flew in from Switzerland to help...

Reply to tymorial (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:27 AM

Jan 2018

Construct the Christmas display last year. She comes in every year and pays a lot of money to take classes. She is worth millions.

The big trend in Clearwater with them over the last decade has been to bring in undocumented persons from south of the border. The “Church” owns over a thousand units on Keene Road and houses them their. Absolute slave labor with their names off the books. Many from Eastern Europe they are bringing in have very deep pockets.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

7. The parishioners have deep pockets but the sea org are poor

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:33 AM

Jan 2018

Or children of parishoners who have been brainwashed to hand off their kids to "help clear the planet"

NCTraveler

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8. .

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:39 AM

Jan 2018

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

2. Holy Cow, I thought they closed years ago. The only place in Orlando I have never been.

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Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:31 AM

Jan 2018

tymorial

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3. Have you been to Orlando lately? They have a huge gaudy sign right on the I 4

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:43 AM

Jan 2018

I always laugh when I drive by it. It's ridiculous that they don't pay taxes.

dewsgirl

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11. We were at Univeral for Halloween Horror Nights, then we took the International Drive Way to 192. We

Reply to tymorial (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:45 AM

Jan 2018

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Try to avoid I4 if we can help it. Could be that I've seen it and just blocked it out, like I do Fox News/RW media.

tymorial

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12. Ahh. Gotcha

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:26 AM

Jan 2018

I came down the I4 from Jacksonville about a year and a half go after working with a physicians practice. I had the weekend off so I decided to head down to visit Disney for Saturday and Sunday. That is how I saw it. It was nice being down there by myself without family. Family is always nice but I was able to walk around without having to worry about anyone. It was just after labor day so the weather was still hot but all the kids were back in school. I was surprised at the crowds. Lots of Europeans.