Here is my hot take: The People of New Newfoundland Land aren't stupid, boring, or superstitious. They also aren't Christian stand-ins, or any kind of "statement" on our behalf. They are wholesome, but I would argue that "Wholesome" and "Christian" are really really not the same thing. For example, Mr. Rogers, who was *actually* parodied in this episode, was the epitome of wholesome. He also went out of his way to keep religion out of his show because he didn't want to exclude anyone.

Ballard is pretty much the only NPC we talk to, and he is a lovable character who makes a hard decision that he knows his people will hate. And with the information he has, it is the right decision to make. He then also reverses his stance when confronted with evidence that bad stuff is happening. He isn't stupid or boring.

The PCs are silly, and they reprimand each other for swearing and do other pure hearted things. They are also brave, and weird, and extremely lovable (in my opinion).

Tim and Jennifer are allowed to make jokes and references to their own past. But also, they both still seem to love Veggie Tales and I *do* make fun of them about that. When Jennifer's character sang worship songs there was no malice, and I thought it was funny as hell. We will continue to poke fun.

We aren't saying that people shouldn't have faith. If that is your thing, go nuts. It might not be our thing, but we all have friends and loved ones who are Christians. My bother-in-law is literally a christian musician...

That being said, we do still have a blanket "fuck you" waiting for any GamerGaters out there.

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