Veggie Tales

zsazsa-stl

L, Bmom or anyone else with an opinion - So I've only seen a few of them back when my nephews were younger, but what is the controversy?  Is the cucumber gay or something?

mrs.conn23

I though VT were Christian based.  I think I've seen one in my life and it was one about "the Fib" and teaching kids not to lie.

6fsn

I thought it was Christian based too, but I've never seen one.

TheDuckis

My guess is the Christians who are against Veggie tales are the same Christians who don't want their kids reading anything but the Bible, lest they start having independent thoughts.

Cant_wait!

As with any christian based thing, it's the writers interpretation of the Bible stories. I'm sure that conflicts with Big Dans interpretation, so I bet that's what she means.

Paulo's Menina Bela

A couple years ago VT started airing on network TV. That stirred up some controversy because the show supposedly had to tone down its religious views.

L_Woods

I don't entirely get it, but the parents that had an issue with it did not like that the VT versions of the story were more akin to The Message than NIV, NLT, KJV, etc. That's really all I picked up.

AuntFlo

To the anti-VT people - - don't they realize that there were no talking vegatables in the bible?

I've watched a few and really like them.  The ones I saw weren't overtly Christian.  They were Old Testament stories, mainly.  They promote good morals rather than Christianity.  IMO.

baconsmom

We have a Christmas movie, and from it and the ones I've caught on TV, they're just cartoons with good messages: be a good friend, don't lie, don't steal, don't be cruel. They're very basic, which is perfect for kids, and they're not super-religious, which is probably what fundies object to.

I never knew there was a controversy, but I assume if they don't set my Papist-meter pinging, they're probably not Paulian enough for most hardcore fundies and "Christians".

awesome-sauce

Oh WHERE is my HAIRBRUSH?! Oh WHERE is my HAIRBRUSH?!

Oh WHERE, OH WHERE, OH WHERE...is my hairbrush?

You gave it to the (can't remember), because you have not HAIRRRRRR!

<---------A song from Veggie Tales

I agree with Bmom that they're just cartoons with dancing/singing/talking vegetables that spread good messages.