Talk:Religion in The Simpsons

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Okay, I know my attempt at this article was a flop, but still I think there should be something about religion as it is a big theme on The Simpsons.- JustPhil 23:34, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't Bart Sells His Soul be in that list? Mütze 19:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Depends what is meant by the weasel word "significant"... Lugnuts 14:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Quotes 2 I know it was just a throwaway joke... 3 Question 4 Religious episode 5 BBC reference 6 Fair use rationale for Image:Springfieldchurchsimpsons.jpg 7 The Episode "Co-Dependants Day"

[edit] Quotes

What about enlarging the article by adding quotes about religion? --Svetovid 10:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I know it was just a throwaway joke...

But that one time Rev. Lovejoy said "mass dismissed" at the end of a church choir performance.. uncharacteristically Catholic.. though clearly just a play on words for 'class dismissed'

[edit] Question

The wording seems unclear to me on something . . . are Fat Tony and the other mobsters classified as Roman Catholic because most Italian Americans are? And is Mayor Quimby classified as a Roman Catholic because he is similiar to the Kennedys? That is the impression that I'm taking from this article. If the classification is based on something that is probable rather than something that is demonstrated by content from a specific episode, I think that it should be removed. janejellyroll 00:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

In addition to your examples, I have to ask about Professor Frink being classified as an Atheist. Is it just because he's a scientist and many members of the scientific community are atheistic? I'll have you know that there are many true men of science who are religious. Supernerd 10 20:37, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Frink may be atheist or deist. In The Monkey Suit he indicates God could be reconciled with evolution, but that this would make God powerless. At the same time he is clearly a pro-evolution speaker in the case. Also his attitude of "could" seemed skeptical of the notion an intelligent person could believe in a God that has any actual power. However I said "atheist or deist" as the idea of a non-intervening deity is not treated by him one way or the other. The mobsters and Quimby being Catholic seems to be mostly based on who they are based on. No one is recognized as Catholic, except one-off characters, and for unknown reasons Catholicism in the Simpsons never had a Second Vatican Council. (Catholics all still pray in Latin, practice more intense forms of fasting, etc)--T. Anthony 10:10, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Religious episode

I think that the episode "Lisa the skeptic" in season 9 had a lot of simpsons religious content and I for one think it should be added to the episode that deal with religion -Timothybroadwell 19:33, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BBC reference

Here is a great reference to how the simpsons has impacted the world. [1] Great material. --Simpsons fan 66 00:27, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Springfieldchurchsimpsons.jpg

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[edit] The Episode "Co-Dependants Day"

It had a seen in the church where Marge ate the "flesh of christ" and "drank the blood of christ". Isn't that a catholic thing. I thought the simpsons were protestant. I think this scene should be included in the article just to clear things up with people who were confused by this scene. It was obviously just put there because it related to the episodes alcoholic theme but I still think it should still be included in the article as a scene to throw away the veiwers or something like that.