In a post that will embrace the doctrine of catholicity and unity that is pervading from our pulpit, I would like to state that I am a huge fan and a solid endorser of Veggie Tales. It is one of my minor points of contention with Pastor Steve; I also had an argument with my 2 neighboring Geneva boys about whether or not these videos are worthwhile and acceptable to show to children.
There is no question that the videos are hillarious and very well-made. They are good entertainment. All disagreements I have ever heard question the theology the vegetables are spouting. While it is certainly not Calvin's commentaries for children, I don't believe I have ever heard anything erronious in a video; it is at worst harmless.
I've heard it said that the videos are not good because the humor makes the Bible stories seem irreverent; also that the alteration of Bible stories is not appropriate. (An example of story alteration: the re-telling of David and Bathsheba revolves around a king who collects rubber duckies. Even though he has shelves and shelves of rubber duckies, he sees Jr. Asparagus playing with his ONLY rubber duck, sends him off to fight in the peanut butter and jelly war, and takes his duck). I remember being concerned about similar teaching methods while I was working at a summer camp; now, quite frankly, it just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me.
Posted by Micah Lewis at February 18, 2003 03:23 PM