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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
*Burn's autobiography, ''[[Will There Ever be a Rainbow?]]'', was written in "[[Blood Feud]]" and was published sometime before "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]".
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*Burn's autobiography, ''[[Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?]]'', was written in "[[Blood Feud]]" and was published sometime before "[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]".
 
*Burn's has taken the reins of the Church before in "[[She of Little Faith]]".
 
*Burn's has taken the reins of the Church before in "[[She of Little Faith]]".
 
*Flanders looks at different faiths similar to Lisa did in She of Little Faith. He looks at Judaism, Hinduism, Snake Handling and Movementarinism.
 
*Flanders looks at different faiths similar to Lisa did in She of Little Faith. He looks at Judaism, Hinduism, Snake Handling and Movementarinism.

Latest revision as of 17:09, July 19, 2026

References/Trivia


Continuity[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The name refers to the saying "In God We Trust", which has been referenced in the episode "In Marge We Trust".
  • The sign outside the Church reads "Now with 25% more dogma".
  • Ned invests his money in Evangelical.com stock.
  • Mr. Burns' stained glass windows show him standing in front of the power plant, helping a child, saving a women from a building burning and walking on the moon.
  • Organisations Burns makes sinful are include the Environmental Protection Agency, Green Peace and Lisa Simpson's Tree Hugging Society.

Cultural references[edit]

  • The Catholic chorister who is a former Vegas lounge singer under witness protection from the Mafia is a reference to Deloris van Cartier, the main character from the film Sister Act.
  • The stained glass windows after Lenny repairs them contains Drew Carey, Mimi Carey and Lewis Kiniski from the Drew Carey Show.
  • Krusty takes Ned to the Orthodox version of Fiddler on the Roof, where the daughters listen to their father instead of rebelling and end up dying old maids.
  • Burns refers to Oprah's book club when turning the Church into one.
  • Instead of talking about the Bible, Burns proposes his autobiography, then afterwards the Ayn Rand Collection and How to Win Friends and Crush Enemies by Joseph Stalin.
  • Smithers uses the catchphrase "You are the weakest link. Goodbye" from quiz show The Weakest Link.