Is he a true representation of Christians?
Is his way of life what you really want society to follow or be life?
What are your thoughts to these questions???
2007-07-02 01:20:17 · 11 answers · asked by Imagine No Religion 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Poster I <3 SUV Yes I would not mind being compared to Homer Simpson.
2007-07-02 01:37:50 · update #1
my neighbours across the street are actually very much like the flanders. so much even, that i asked them to babysit my girls one afternoon and when i asked the girls what they did, they told me they played a bible board game and didn't know any of the answers. the questions were like "who got swallowed by the whale" my kids were like ummm simon? jarod? william? LOL - but it was just like the simpson's episode.
i'm just waiting for them to try and baptise the kids without me knowing LOL
edit: lynell says he's just a cartoon, but i'm telling you, my neighbours are just like that family. when something bad happens they'll tell you it's because the devil is working against them!
they're nice people, just a little out of touch. we refer to them as the extreme christians lol
2007-07-02 01:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well, in some ways, yes, Ned Flanders is a true Christian. He's kind, generous, and tries very hard not to sin.
I think he tries too hard to shelter his children from the outside world, though, and most Christians don't do that. In that way, he's a very POOR representative of Christians. He also seems to see evil in places where it doesn't exist. He kind of reminds me of a toned-down version of Margaret from that Wife Swap show.
And most Christians aren't like that.
No, I wouldn't want everyone to be exactly like him...but I think we could ALL do with a little bit more kindness, like what he has.
Additionally, the ONLY reason I'm thinking of homeschooling my children is because I'm not sure they'll get all the education I think they need. With test scores so low, and people graduating without knowing how to read past a second-grade level...I'm half afraid to send my kids to public school. If we can afford it, I'll send them to private school, whether parochial or secular.
For the record, unlike Ned Flanders, I enjoy ALL kinds of music, not just Christian (though I do listen to a lot of Christian music), and I watch all kinds of movies, no matter what they're rated. And I own Origin of Species (a 1927 edition, which I'm very proud of), as well as Carl Sagan's Universe. So obviously I've got no issue with science.
2007-07-02 08:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he's kind of suspicious.
Homer: Oh, come on, now, Flanders! I don't complain about your…moustache!
Ned: What's wrong with my moustache?
Homer: It makes you look like you've got something to hide.
Ned: What?
Homer: People are talking. Lots of people.
2007-07-02 08:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Murazor 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ned Flanders is a hoot....(but lets face it, who would you run to if you needed help--Homer Simpson or Ned Flanders?)
2007-07-02 08:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This will probably show me to be impossibly out of touch with pop culture, but who is Ned Flanders?
2007-07-02 08:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Graham 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Um, my thought is... it's a cartoon! A caricature. He's not a real representation- anymore than Marge Simpson's hair is a blue beehive that i'd want to imitate! He's a comic character!!
2007-07-02 08:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by LynneL99 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
is this a fair way to compare christians to ned flanders?
would it be fair to you if you were compared to lets say homer simpson?
2007-07-02 08:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Riegan is right -- I've seen Xians like that, too. But I wouldn't call him "representative" because there are so many kinds of Xians.
2007-07-02 08:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
like any cartoon character he's a caricature, purposely made to look over-the-top.
He has many redeeming qualities, and he's been shown to be very human on more than one occasion.
All in all, he's not bad.
2007-07-02 08:28:41 · answer #9 · answered by Yahoo admins are virgins 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Given the show he's in I'd say he's probably not representative of a Christian. Since I don't watch it I wouldn't know any more than that.
2007-07-02 08:23:28 · answer #10 · answered by Machaira 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋