In this age of intolerance masquerading as morality, what better for all you sinners out there than a doomed claymation boy and his demonic talking dog? That's right, Davey & Goliath are back on the air. After 30 years, the Lutheran church is reviving the 1960s-era animated series for a holiday special, "Davey & Goliath's Snowboard Christmas," on the Hallmark Channel Dec. 19. In this episode, Davey makes a snide reference to Jesus "not being so great". In response, Goliath convinces Davey to die for everyone's sins by electrocuting himself with a vintage toaster.
Actually, the story involves Davey demonstrating his snowboarding skills to two friends: Sam, a Jewish boy, and Yasmeen, a Muslim girl. Each of them discuss how they celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and Ramadan, respectively. Yasmeen wins the snowboarding race in the end, a symbol of her god simply being better.
But seriously, Art Clokey, the show's creator, has expresssed concern that the message that God loves all people has been lost amid more judgmental religious fare.
"The church wanted it to be about love and tolerance, and that's not the face of Christianity in America," he said. "In the '60s and '70s, Christianity was more of a liberal faction. There are still millions of liberal Christians who go to church, but they are not represented on TV anymore."Agreed. From almost all vantage points, this is a most welcome return.
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