Glee: We just hate atheists and agnostics, okay?

[shaebay]

I think that a small portion of my f-listers are fans of Glee, and I know that a large portion of my f-listers have the same religious beliefs as I do. If you'll excuse me, I'd like to

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[shaebay]

I really don't think there was anything wrong with Kurt's attitude in the beginning, and he didn't need to find something to believe in.

I keep going back to TLo's recap of the episode, because it was able to say so many things I cannot find words for. This bit is especially perfect - "Look, you want to do a pro-religion episode? Do that. Own it. But don't start off as if you're showing all points of view, only to have one point depicted as flawed at the end. They didn't have the balls to have Sue and Kurt happily embrace their atheism. Very disappointing."

Because honestly, they could not have picked two worst characters to talk about atheism: the villain and the gay kid that some Christians don't take seriously because of his sexual preference. My friend Heather and I were trying to figure out why they didn't chose another character to portray as atheist or agnostic. We both agreed that it was weird that Tina wasn't on the atheist side.

I'm not hating on Glee itself, it's just that I do not agree with how they decided to portray atheism and those against it, it was disgusting to me to feel like I should be "fixed" from my crazy ideas.

[jolfolfille]

I guess I didn't pay as much attention to the atheism/Christianity storyline as to Finn being ridiculous and Kurt's dad. =/ But I do agree with the quote you mentioned, and now that I've read your thoughts and thought about it a bit more myself, I think you're right. They didn't do as good a job as I previously said, and that is sad. =/

But I do still think it was supposed to be more about character development than making a statement on what is "right" in terms of faith. And I still think they were trying to do it well, but in terms of reviews and viewers and popularity, portraying atheism as an acceptable choice in religion is not something a TV show really wants to do. In that case, though, I don't think they should have touched the subject at all. =/

I don't know. I guess I just didn't take it as seriously as you did (wow, that sounds like a jab or something, but it's totally not O_o), because I really did enjoy the episode. =/