Duped by Disney?

In more innocent times, the annual "Night of Joy" at Walt Disney World must have seemed harmless. Open the park after hours to those with special tickets, fill the various stages with contemporary-Christian musicians, and present the predominantly evangelical crowd with the rare opportunity of worshiping God and riding Space Mountain at the same time.

In light of the current Southern Baptist boycott, however, "Night of Much-Needed Positive PR" might have been a better title for this year's "Night of Joy." With Christians shunning Disney in record numbers, the decision of high-profile CCM performers such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Jars of Clay, Anointed, and Jaci Velasquez to perform at Disney World made them seem more like corporate puppets than musical missionaries.

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October 04, 1997, Vol. 12, No. 20

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