Watching American Dad as Therapy for Religious Trauma

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Jesus is bisexual a pizza man a smokeshow with sick abs. The anti-Christ an orphan boy adopted by republicans. The priest is grumpy inappropriate an outspoken atheist. The daughter’s godless loves drugs and sex bears midriff at the church; she’s liberal, loud assumed hell-bound, yet ascends when trumpets sound. The son reads Harry Potter in the pews joins an abstinence group for girls attends a purity ball with his dad is raptured at the end of the world. The dad’s devout wins deaconship thinks he’s called to build an ark thinks sexy spanking is a sin thinks Bush was dubbed by God. The mom dates Jesus for a bit they meet at a local diner the dad is pissed when years later Christ needs his help to find her. The alien sings in the choir his denomination charismatic sips spiked eggnog from The Holy Grail gets shredded, lit, and dons a wig to play our savior well. The family gives up lots for lent junk food, smoking, hugs, and yelling; but only after drinking loads and still they end up failing. It’s blasphemous and colorful sacrilege at every turn it gives me joy it brings me peace I’ve memorized every word.