Answering some comments
I’m too lazy to respond to every comment.
Regarding “Thank God I’m Orthodox” Philippa said:
I dunno Raphael. I’m not sure the phrase “Thank God I’m Orthodox” implies the rest of what you wrote. But then, perhaps for some it does.
Granted, I does not neccesarily imply the negative part, but 1) the temptation to continue the thought is strong and 2)it can easily sound like that was the intent.
At the very least we need to be very careful wne making statements like this.
Regarding “Jonah, the Pissy Prophet” Christina brought up Jonah, a Veggie Tales Movie. I’m a huge VT fan. The kids and I love listenting to the VT tapes in the car.
Now, what’s you favorite Veggie Tales Song?
“His Cheeseburger” (Madame Blueberry) and “Oh No! What we Gonna Do” (“Daniel and the Lion’s Den” on Where’s God When I’m S-scared)
The first is so much like a Meatloaf song that it’s scary. The second has They Might Be Giants written all over it. My favorite line is:
We could give him jelly doughnuts,/
Take them all away/
Or we could fill his ears with cheese balls/
And his nostrils with sorbet/
We could use him as a footstool/
Or a table to play Scrabble on/
Then tie him up and beat him up/
And throw him out of Babylon!/
The “Scrabble on” – “Babylon” rhyme is cracked genuis.
There is not doubt that we need to be careful when we make comments. I agree with that. Especially when we start throwing around words like “heretic,” “pagans,” and “worshipping idols” to name a few.
Per VT, I do so enjoy them as well but am not as informed as you are Raphael since you are more exposed than I. My chillin’s are all grown now. Perhaps I will be reintroduced when I become a grandma, which Lord willing won’t be for some long time! Though I do love Larry the Cucumber!
The only Veggie Tales I’ve seen is the movie in VBS, and only parts of it, because I helped some with the rest of VBS while the kids were quiet…
We listen to the cd’s, too (life with a three year old). His favorite song is the Cheeseburger song. My husband and I enjoy veggietales because their humor is for children and for adults.. not like x-rated adult humor that is in some cartoons, but just humor that only adults would get…such as (and one of my favorites) in Little Joe, Larry (as Joe) is kidnapped by desperados and he says, “desperados, you better come to your senses”. Now what three year old is really going to get that?