not to start a religious debate but...
I'm catholic, went several years to strict (really strict... monk strict) Catholic schools. Now as an adult, I don't go to church (sorry... but I feel a lot closer to god at the beach watching the sun come up, than in a building next to people I don't know or care to know), and disagree with a few beliefs. I still have my faith, as well as my common sense.
What I'm trying to get at is... I think the Holy Land Experience was a bad idea from day 1.
Just some thoughts