Disney May Have Dropped Christian Poem for Religious
Reasons
Tuesday, 24 Dec 2013 10:37 PM
By Greg Richter
The removal of a Christian-themed
poem on the life of Christ from a Disney event may have been intended to avoid
offending non-Christians, The Blaze is reporting.
The website originally reported on
the removal of the poem "One Solitary Life" on Dec. 10. At that time,
a Disney official said the poem was
removed from the annual "Candlelight Processional" at Epcot and Disneyland because of time considerations.
But since then a singer involved
in the production told The Blaze there is more to the story.
A group of singers was given the
same explanation in November, but a different group was told days later at
another rehearsal that "as they were going through the script and making
changes to wording, the sentiment behind the poem was one that they didn't feel
should be made in this current environment, which seemed to imply that they
were not wanting to offend people," said the singer, whom The Blaze did
not name.
There was an audible gasp in the
room when the second announcement was made, the singer said.
The change comes as a recent poll
shows that just half of Americans now view Christmas as a chiefly religious
holiday, and some conservatives see a "war on Christmas" being waged.
"One Solitary Life" was
written by Dr. James Allan Francis in 1926 and is about Jesus' life, death, and
impact on history. It had been part of the Disney program since 1976.
The poem ends with the words:
"Nineteen centuries have come and gone/And today Jesus is the central
figure of the human race/And the leader of mankind's progress/All the armies
that have ever marched/All the navies that have ever sailed/All the parliaments
that have ever sat/All the kings that ever reigned put together/Have not
affected the life of mankind on earth/As powerfully as that one solitary life."
The following video shows the 2012
performance, with "One Solitary Life" included at the 42:10 mark:
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