In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy learns the true reason why Bode came to Springfield and the congregation must decide whether to banish their new priest.In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy learns the true reason why Bode came to Springfield and the congregation must decide whether to banish their new priest.In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy learns the true reason why Bode came to Springfield and the congregation must decide whether to banish their new priest.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Kirk Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Kent Brockman
- (voice)
- …
Pete Holmes
- Bode Wright
- (voice)
Joe Mantegna
- Fat Tony
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Jimbo Jones
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- Mrs. Muntz
- (voice)
Maggie Roswell
- Helen Lovejoy
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChalkboard gag: "I will stop reminding the principal I have a later bedtime than he does"
- GoofsWhen Lovejoy is driving back to Springfield, a side view shot of the car shows he is not wearing a seatbelt. Scene switches to an inside view of the car and he is wearing a seatbelt.
- Quotes
Moe Szyslak: We've mobbed for less, people.
Lenny Leonard: Yeah! Remember the the guy with the two different colored socks?
Carl Carlson: Yeah, ran his ass right out of town!
- ConnectionsFeatures The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two (1995)
- SoundtracksMaybe This Time
(uncredited)
Performed by Yeardley Smith
Original written by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Parody lyrics by Pete Holmes
Featured review
Missing the Point
What a tone deaf, stupid set of episodes. Here's the writer's ever-so-brilliant commentary on religion: Christianity can be read to mean that since God is love and loves every one of us, therefore God doesn't care about the bad things you do. Oh, and also all religions are basically the same.
And the idea that church membership is declining because Christianity is so judgey, is actually the opposite of what poll after poll after poll of young people who have recently left OR entered Christian churches are saying: when they leave it's because the faith has already *been* watered down by ridiculous Bode-type pastors, and when they come back it's because tradition has been restored and authentic Christian teachings are being preached.
People who come to God want love, yes, but they also want guidance, not to be told what they want to hear. God is a God of mercy, yes, but also of justice. Right and wrong are still a thing. The fantasy on display in this episode is that there exists some kind of Christianity that isn't actually Christianity, but is instead some kind of amalgam of Buddhism and hippy philosophy, filtered through a layer of conveniently selected scripture passages and stamped with a "JESUS" seal of approval.
Sorry, friends. That's...not how any of this works.
Do better, Simpsons. Or better yet, stick to comedy and leave the juvenile Comparative Religions 101 nonsense to the tumblr crowd.
And the idea that church membership is declining because Christianity is so judgey, is actually the opposite of what poll after poll after poll of young people who have recently left OR entered Christian churches are saying: when they leave it's because the faith has already *been* watered down by ridiculous Bode-type pastors, and when they come back it's because tradition has been restored and authentic Christian teachings are being preached.
People who come to God want love, yes, but they also want guidance, not to be told what they want to hear. God is a God of mercy, yes, but also of justice. Right and wrong are still a thing. The fantasy on display in this episode is that there exists some kind of Christianity that isn't actually Christianity, but is instead some kind of amalgam of Buddhism and hippy philosophy, filtered through a layer of conveniently selected scripture passages and stamped with a "JESUS" seal of approval.
Sorry, friends. That's...not how any of this works.
Do better, Simpsons. Or better yet, stick to comedy and leave the juvenile Comparative Religions 101 nonsense to the tumblr crowd.
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- Jul 14, 2020
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