S17E21 · SCENE 8/23 · 08:45
The Monkey Suit · Church
Flanders and Lovejoy Plan

Ned Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy plan to teach creationism in schools.

08:45→09:26
in the episode · 0m 41s · S17E21

What happens

08:45–09:26

Ned Flanders and Reverend Lovejoy discuss the evolution exhibit and decide to push for teaching creationism in schools to boost church attendance.

WhereChurch
DriverReverend Lovejoy
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadEvolution vs Creationism Debate

Key lines

from this scene
09:00

Well... our membership has been dwindling since those episcopalians put in those vibrating pews.

09:16

I'll be a white Al Sharpton.

09:23

Why does every church meeting end this way?

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argument

Beats

09:00Lovejoy agrees to mobilize

Scene in the episode

08:45–09:26
A · Evolution vs Creationism Debate
B · Lisa's Secret Evolution Class
C · Marge's Trial Intervention

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The Simpsons: You're Under Arrest · McClarver Productions
The Simpsons go to the history museum · Lianne O
The Simpsons Evolution vs Creationism · Golden Witz

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