"And then there are the Veggie Tales. What is the issue here? That would become abundantly clear if someone seriously suggested a Veggie Tales version of Beowulf or Lord of the Rings or Prince Caspian. Modern evangelicals are reverent of everything except their religion. Just try to picture Aragorn as a cucumber. What does that do to the ethos of the thing? Or imagine Aslan as a beet. "We couldn't do that! It would wreck the story!" I see. Apparently, as far as modern evangelicals are concerned, the Bible doesn't have a story to wreck. If misguided evangelicals were to try to bridge current tensions by making a Veggie Tales version of the Koran, they would all now be in hiding because of the fatwa declared against them. In short, the Muslims would respond with outrage over what had been penetrated on their holy book. But we are not outraged for two reason--first, we are clueless, and second, we did it to ourselves."
A Primer on Worship and Reformation by Douglas Wilson
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Hi Joanna. Finally a quote that supports my thoughts all along that Veggie Tales is mostly a mockery of the Bible. I find very few who take the same stance as I do; thanks for posting this. :)
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