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Christian is the new gay

Christian Pop Culture

Christian pop culture gets more popular.

There's even a new $16 million Holy Land theme park in Orlando, Fla. - near Walt Disney World - with attractions based on Jesus' life and the Bible. ...

"Christian is the new gay," he said. "Passion's success is like when Ellen DeGeneres came out on TV. ...

According to Book Industry Trends, an annually published analysis of the book business, religious books accounted for $1.3 billion, or 18 percent, of the estimated $7 billion in trade book sales in the United States in 2003, a rate that has remained steady since 1997. ...

According to Nielsen SoundScan, which compiles statistics for the music industry, Christian contemporary and gospel music sold 47.1 million records in 2003, more than jazz and classical music combined. ...

Christianity gains pop culture appeal