
"Today, even after 24 television series and a blockbuster movie, the Simpsons
are still breaking records: the program is watched by 100 million viewers, in
90 countries worldwide. The story of the life of a regular family, of a
cross-section of American society and individual problems are the reasons why
viewers identify themselves with The Simpsons. This article also examines the
relationship between the protagonists of this American sitcom and religion. "The Simpsons" are among the few television programs for young people in which,
although sometimes treated with a certain superficiality, the Christian faith,
religious practice and the question of God are recurring themes." (Copyright © La Civiltà
Cattolica 2010 IV 140-149 issue 3848)
You'll have to get a subscription to La Civiltà Cattolica to read the whole thesis. I am not sure I'd bother unless you're a Catholic culture-vulture.
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