DISQUS

What drew me to this show was its stupidity factor. I'm a sucker for ridiculously absurd/whimsicle comedy. The show has probably always been edgy, but not so much that it just came across offensive to all involved. What's turned me off the most is the message the show has gradually pushed down the throats of it's viewers, which is that Christianity is stupid, and homosexuality should be accepted and encouraged. The morality of the show has just went down the tubes though. To be honest, it's probably always been a show with R rated material though. I'd never want any children to see any of it. That in itself probably should be a reason to give up watching it.
As for contacting the FCC, I doubt I'll do that. There are soooo many more shows on television these days that are a whole lot worse than this one. If the FCC doesn't see anything wrong with them, I doubt they'll see anything wrong with Family Guy. Not only that, but contacting the FCC won't do anything but draw more attention to the show. As I recall, that's what really boosted ratings for "Married With Children" back in the day. I think the better bet would be just to boycott the show. When viewers drop off, maybe the producers will finally take the hint. That, or the shop will get cancelled again.

I've watched this show for a long time, but this latest season has really turned me off. So many of the latest episodes have just poked fun of Christianity and Christians, and they've pushed so much that homosexuality should be accepted, and that if you're someone who doesn't accept it, then you're just hateful, ignorant, or just downright evil. I saw the episode in question and, yes, it was rather pathetic. It wasn't funny at all. And it certainly was waaaaaay to racey for prime time television.

This is certainly sad news.

This is certainly sad news.

Amen to that!

I think I like the concept of postgay a lot better than exgay. Even in sound. Exgay, to me, just always has an undertone of sounding like you're against gays. But postgay just doesn't really have that. It's like you said, it suggests that you've simply moved beyond indentifying yourself as gay.

Pretty place.
So that's you making the sand castle, right? :)

Pretty place.

So that's you making the sand castle, right? :)

Funny! :)

Funny! :)

I think this whole thing is sad--on both sides. This isn't about the parents. It's about the children. Period. If the parents have a history of providing good care to children--regardless of being gay or straight, or believing pro-gay or anit-gay, or whatever--then what's the difference? I hear people talk about influence on children. I was raised by Christian parents, but I still turned out gay and supported that for awhile. Others are raised to believe homosexuality is okay and yet when they grow up they disagree. This is a personal decision. Most people actually do tend to think for themselves and don't always believe whatever their parents believe or teach them. So, the question there is irrelevent, I think. So long as the parent takes care of the child, provides for the child, loves the child, that's what should matter. To take children out of a home or not allow certain people to be parents, just because they don't believe what you want them to believe, only serves to hurt all those children out there looking for a good home and a family.
This is nothing more than a political issue that just wreaks of intolerance and injustice on both sides. Gays want gays and Christians want Christians. Newsflash: You can't force everyone to always believe the exact same things as you. So, stop trying and learn to accept that just because someone doesn't share all your views, doesn't mean that makes them unfit to raise children. It just makes them different from you--no better and no worse.

I think this whole thing is sad--on both sides. This isn't about the parents. It's about the children. Period. If the parents have a history of providing good care to children--regardless of being gay or straight, or believing pro-gay or anit-gay, or whatever--then what's the difference? I hear people talk about influence on children. I was raised by Christian parents, but I still turned out gay and supported that for awhile. Others are raised to believe homosexuality is okay and yet when they grow up they disagree. This is a personal decision. Most people actually do tend to think for themselves and don't always believe whatever their parents believe or teach them. So, the question there is irrelevent, I think. So long as the parent takes care of the child, provides for the child, loves the child, that's what should matter. To take children out of a home or not allow certain people to be parents, just because they don't believe what you want them to believe, only serves to hurt all those children out there looking for a good home and a family.

This is nothing more than a political issue that just wreaks of intolerance and injustice on both sides. Gays want gays and Christians want Christians. Newsflash: You can't force everyone to always believe the exact same things as you. So, stop trying and learn to accept that just because someone doesn't share all your views, doesn't mean that makes them unfit to raise children. It just makes them different from you--no better and no worse.

I saw this a few months ago. It's great, isn't it? Talk about eagerly jumping into something. :)

I saw this a few months ago. It's great, isn't it? Talk about eagerly jumping into something. :)

I think the subject of homosexuality should be discussed, or at least explained (not below the high school level), but that it should be looked at objectively. There shouldn't be any teaching in schools as to whether it's right or wrong. Now, the reason I think it should be discussed is because of my own confusion as a youngster. I didn't know or understand what I was going through (and was too afraid to ask anyone close to me) until finally a high school health teacher explained during class what homosexuality is. He didn't say it was right or wrong, but just explained it. I finally understood better what I was going through and realized I wasn't some lone freak or monster because of that. But my morals were dictated outside of school by parental and church influence. Which, really, is how I think it should be. Discuss the topic in school, but leave the morality of it to those outside of school. Teachers shouldn't be promoting it or discouraging it, I don't think.

I think the subject of homosexuality should be discussed, or at least explained (not below the high school level), but that it should be looked at objectively. There shouldn't be any teaching in schools as to whether it's right or wrong. Now, the reason I think it should be discussed is because of my own confusion as a youngster. I didn't know or understand what I was going through (and was too afraid to ask anyone close to me) until finally a high school health teacher explained during class what homosexuality is. He didn't say it was right or wrong, but just explained it. I finally understood better what I was going through and realized I wasn't some lone freak or monster because of that. But my morals were dictated outside of school by parental and church influence. Which, really, is how I think it should be. Discuss the topic in school, but leave the morality of it to those outside of school. Teachers shouldn't be promoting it or discouraging it, I don't think.

Let's not forget that by looking at pornography, we thereby support the pornography, which means we're supporting an industry that is very much so left wanting. If we don't look, the pornographers don't get the money to make the stuff. The peoples lives affected by this would change. I'll admit, I struggle with resisting temptations to look at pornography, but what helps me the most is to think of the people who I'd be looking at and realizing that they're not sex objects, but real live people, many of which probably go through the same experiences I've went through, and all of which need God in their lives. I try to remember to pray for them to be able to get out of that industry, and by that time, whatever temptation I have to look is usually gone.

Let's not forget that by looking at pornography, we thereby support the pornography, which means we're supporting an industry that is very much so left wanting. If we don't look, the pornographers don't get the money to make the stuff. The peoples lives affected by this would change. I'll admit, I struggle with resisting temptations to look at pornography, but what helps me the most is to think of the people who I'd be looking at and realizing that they're not sex objects, but real live people, many of which probably go through the same experiences I've went through, and all of which need God in their lives. I try to remember to pray for them to be able to get out of that industry, and by that time, whatever temptation I have to look is usually gone.

Very funny outlook, Randy. Don't let 'em get you down. :)

Very funny outlook, Randy. Don't let 'em get you down. :)

About a year ago I saw how a late term abortion is carried out, and concluded beyond a shadow of a doubt that abortion is nothing more than murder. It's terrible. Not just late term abortion but abortion at any stage. Most women don't even know for sure whether they're pregnant or not for a few weeks after conception, and yet the fetus can feel pain within four weeks. You'd better believe that tiny soul feel something when it's aborted, and it's just beyond me why our nation has given in to this and put up with it for so long. I hear people talk about life not beginning until your born, but yet those same people will concede that a piece of fungus growing on a tree the size of a pin point is living. They can believe that, but believe a preborn baby growing, moving, hearing, feeling pain, able to respond to the senses is not alive. It's sad. Just sad.
If I were married and my wife had an abortion, yes, I'd probably feel awful about it as well. And I don't think I could stay with someone who'd do something like that. I'd always be wondering what could have and should have been. The thing that gets me concerning the law is that it disregards our own constitution concerning the right to life, but also the fact that it takes two to tango and yet only one person (the woman) is given a choice in the matter. Doesn't seem quite fair, does it?

Yeah, you're probably right. The thing I see about McCain is just that he seems to be willing to work with people of opposing opinions to come to a consensus on issues that otherwise wouldn't be worked out. But I do think he leans a lot more to the right than to the left. He's a moderate/conservative, so to speak.
I'll definitely agree with that last point you made. Why in the world do the primaries have to be staggered this way? It'd be so much better if they'd just have all the states vote on the same day like in the general election. At least that way, everybody's vote would make a difference. I live in KY and by time we'll get to vote most of the candidates will have already dropped out. That's how it usually is.

About a year ago I saw how a late term abortion is carried out, and concluded beyond a shadow of a doubt that abortion is nothing more than murder. It's terrible. Not just late term abortion but abortion at any stage. Most women don't even know for sure whether they're pregnant or not for a few weeks after conception, and yet the fetus can feel pain within four weeks. You'd better believe that tiny soul feel something when it's aborted, and it's just beyond me why our nation has given in to this and put up with it for so long. I hear people talk about life not beginning until your born, but yet those same people will concede that a piece of fungus growing on a tree the size of a pin point is living. They can believe that, but believe a preborn baby growing, moving, hearing, feeling pain, able to respond to the senses is not alive. It's sad. Just sad.

If I were married and my wife had an abortion, yes, I'd probably feel awful about it as well. And I don't think I could stay with someone who'd do something like that. I'd always be wondering what could have and should have been. The thing that gets me concerning the law is that it disregards our own constitution concerning the right to life, but also the fact that it takes two to tango and yet only one person (the woman) is given a choice in the matter. Doesn't seem quite fair, does it?

Yeah, you're probably right. The thing I see about McCain is just that he seems to be willing to work with people of opposing opinions to come to a consensus on issues that otherwise wouldn't be worked out. But I do think he leans a lot more to the right than to the left. He's a moderate/conservative, so to speak.

I'll definitely agree with that last point you made. Why in the world do the primaries have to be staggered this way? It'd be so much better if they'd just have all the states vote on the same day like in the general election. At least that way, everybody's vote would make a difference. I live in KY and by time we'll get to vote most of the candidates will have already dropped out. That's how it usually is.

Randy, you said: "It is up to the church to step up its apologetics and start serving instead of arguing more. The President can only do so much and I believe too many Christians are only relying on public policy battles and not actually relating to the people we interact with on a more personal level.
I can hear some of the people I know questioning my salvation. I can hear others calling me an “evan-jellyfish” (having no spine.) But what I have heard from close friends and leaders I deeply respect is that we have to respect each others individual choices and come together once the nominee has been picked. I agree."
I agree with you completely, Randy. All the above is sort of why I believe the Republican party is going to move more to a moderate/conservative stance. People are tired of the one-sided, far right extremism.
I'll also agree with Alan and Amy. I think McCain is the Rep's best hope for beating any Democrat. I'm actually rooting for a McCain/Huckabee ticket. But whoever becomes VP, I'd say it'll probably be a strong religious conservative to help balance the ticket and hold the Republican base together.
No offense to Romney though. Or to you for having voted for him. Everybody makes mistakes. :-)