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I used to love Grease as a kid, but yeah now it's one of those "Why did I ever like that" movies, lol. Mostly there's the questionable lesson about changing yourself for your partner. Ironically, Grease 2 wasn't as good a movie, but it had much better lessons at the end!

Well personally my Grandma scolds me when I think that way, lol. So Happy Birthday! :D

This is nothing new; it's always been that way. If anyone's see the entire episode of the Muppets on 60 Minutes, there was also a guest later in the program who called himself a radical, but not the way most people would think. He felt the most radical doctrine of all was the Sermon on the...

Yeah I never understood what the problem was. If evolution did happen, then God caused it to happen that way. He is God after all, it's not like he couldn't do it. ;) I find it ironic that Catholic schools have been teaching Evolution for years, and it's the Public Schools that are teaching...

Oh you're right, House has actually done some pretty thoughtful episodes on the topic. Btw, did your fiancee notice William Katt from Greatest American Hero in the 2nd season episode "House vs. God.?" Just wondering, lol.

See I think it was that way a few years ago. But more recently instead of being partial to one religion, TV just tries to ignore religion, period. And they claim they're trying to be tolerant, but franticly hiding away the concept of religion is hardly a mature way of dealing with the situation...

Sorry, probably will be missing the royal wedding, hehe. ;) Thanks so much for sharing that clip of Richard from Fraggle Rock! I never thought I'd get to see Richard doing the entire segment (with no clips being intercut over his talk like in the other documentary). It's cute how he was...

Well we shouldn't underestimate children. They understand things, just in their own way. :) Right, that's what I said before, that I thought Christmas Eve on Sesame Street did that very well in addressing "faith" in a more subtle way. Let's face it, Sesame Street used to be a deeper show...

OK I know I'm not a parent yet, but I have little sympathy for parents whinging about these things. I don't mean specifically holidays, just different beliefs in general. This is life, the real world, and your kid has to learn to live in it, rather than complain everytime it doesn't conform to...

Definitely, I think that's ultimately a lot more useful. Have the characters just be the characters and have a story that relates to these ideas. Rather than doing a big lecture on each religion that feels overly elaborate and forced. As a Christian I personally have no problem with the...

I still take issue with the idea that God would want his word to seem "perfect." Heck, we have that in our own popular culture don't we? Hollywood is terrified to give their heroes real flaws. They'll claim to of course, but their attempts are usually pretty pathetic. Older Hollywood movies...

Yeah I'm very much relieved right now, lol. Well I think America is much more invested in religion than say Europe in general is nowadays. But the thing is American religious culture tends to lean more conservative. The Evangelical movement is very active and definitely accounts for some of the...

Heh, I actually hadn't really thought about that before! Again, it's incredible how people were making these connections as early as the first century! Actually I wondered about this too and this is what I found: That does explain why my school was allowed to teach evolution. Plus, my...

I have to disagree with that somewhat. I went to Catholic school my whole life and we were always taught evolution, even though it obviously contradicted the Bible. And in High School they told us about "Tradition" which means our understanding of the faith can evolve over time, despite what the...

I think in its own way, it is perfect. I don't see it as rationalizing. I see it as recogizing that the Bible was written by human beings and will have some inconsistencies. That doesn't mean it's not what God intended. I think God operates in our world, which is imperfect. About the only...

Yeah but why does divinely inspired have to equal perfect? The way I see it, God reveals himself to people in a real, imperfect, messy world. He doesn't force the world into perfection just so we can perceive him. Are you saying you personally need some kind of perfection in spirituality...

I already addressed that though. The same might very well have been said for Jesus. But The Bible is not a play by play of Jesus' life, it's just a collection of various stories. I've actually never thought the Bible was perfect. Of course there are inconsistencies. I read it to learn about...

Christmas and Hanukkah are two completely different, unrelated stories. I don't see where there would be a problem discussing the two separately in the same special. And in fact other shows like Blue's Clues actually managed to do it quite well.

The thing is, Jesus wasn't the only one who seemed to be single. John the Baptist was a loner and considered very much a wierdo in his community, yet at the same time he was respected by many as a prophet. So I don't think it's out of the question that Jesus would have been looked upon in the...

Oh most definitely! Even though it seemed impossible, Jesus found a way to feed them. And that's the lesson for all of us to find a way to help the poor and needy, even when it seems impossible. :) Exactly, it is quite strange that the Bible has women being the first witnesses if they really...