Posted on 02/10/2009 3:47:12 PM PST by EveningStar
Recently, I received an e-mail from a young associate pastor in Maryland. He introduced himself as an avid fan of "MASH." He said that one of his favorite episodes had been one I wrote, "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" and that he was considering using the show as an inspiration for an upcoming sermon. He wanted to know how I had come up with the idea. He also wanted to know how my own faith and understanding of God or Christ had informed my writing.
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I thought about that episode just recently, in the context of some religious writing. I had no idea Burt Prelutsky had written it, but I’ve enjoyed his columns for years.
I was going to post this in the Religion forum but I don’t know anyone there. Also, I thought it was more than just religious.
It’s more a media-history piece than a religious piece, since the column doesn’t really discuss the content of the episode he wrote. Maybe it was the section on “shell shock” casualties in the World War I course I’m listening to on CD that made me think of this episode. The ones with Sidney Friedman were often my favorites!
He sure has, including several episodes of “MASH.” Clever guy.
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