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You are absolutely right. Watching the scenes with Quinn, Finn, and her parents was so tense I could have sworn there was a big boulder in my stomach. It made me angry to watch Quinn's father treat her the way he did, although him kicking her out of the house I saw coming. I even yelled out "You Jerk!" (Sorry). My fellow Gleeks, listen carefully. All he (Quinn's dad) is is a negative stereotype, not at all what Christians are really like. He is an example of how Christians are NOT supposed to act in such situations. As a Roman Catholic Christian, I find that type of behavior absolutely appalling. I am still a little angry as I type this. This is kinda personal for me. Twenty-six years ago, my parents got pregnant with me out of wedlock. They decided against killing me in the womb and married each other a month before my birth. It didn't take my dad's Roman Catholic parents long at all to accept my mother and me into the family. That, to me, is how real Christians should act. I am holding out hope that Quinn will reconcile with her folks. Dianna Agron did say in one interview that Quinn will sing Madonna's Papa Don't Preach in the upcoming Madonna episode, so I think that a reconciliation is in the works. I would like to see that since Christians also believe in forgiveness. Before you ask, I do not condone Quinn's getting pregnant out of wedlock. It's too bad she had to learn the hard way, but sometimes that's how some people must learn a lesson. If I had a daughter who got pregnant, I wouldn't be happy either, but not so angry as to abandon her in her time of need. Quinn is still young enough to need her mom for crying out loud. (Her mom was a bad example also.)I was happy when she decided not to have an abortion. I still think she and Puck should fess up to Finn who the real father is, but after what Mercedes told Puck, I don't see that happening. What do you all think?

If you go back to the Pilot, you'd see pictures of both Bush presidents on the walls at Finn's house.

Yet Finn's mother treated him with love and understanding when he told her the information.

I don't think it's a dislike of Christians, conservatives and Republicans - I think it's a dislike for hypocrites and close-minded people. Every race, religion and political party has their fair share of both.

That is total crap. The show is nothing but stereotypes. Finn, the dumb as post jock. Rachel, the annoying "better then you" girl. Kurt, the musical gay boy. Quinn, the prep who gets knocked up. Quinn's parents, rich, perfect people.

What the hell were you expecting? The conservative, Christian parents to be excited that their second daughter got knocked up? Even realistically I know parents who have thrown their kids out on their ass because of Pregnancy, its not really that far of a stretch.

Well said, McKinley, and I agree. I love Glee, but I really get tired of the constant Christian bashing on television. I know lots of Christians, and I don't know any who would act the way Quinn's parents did. Of course, there are people who claim to be Christians who don't act very tolerant, but almost every single time a Christian is portrayed in a fictional tv show, that character is always intolerant, frequently evil, and just never very nice. That's not reality.

Wow. You might want to see a doctor about that chip on your shoulder. And that narcissism.

Yep, Pretty much. That was their exact goal. To alienate you, not to express that their are people out there that do this. Sure they were screwing with you a bit, just like Ryan Murphy does to all his characters, they all come out being an uncontrolled stereotype.

Kurt is a great example, he knows how to dress, he sides with the "ladies", he has a crush on a man he can't get but has a plan, he can sing, he can dance, he can do it all! I'm sure the goal was to alienate all the people who are gay but live normal lives, don't dress that great, and can't dance well.

just wondering if by aging hippie you mean Finns mom, and why you came to that conclusion (her being an aging hippie)? because most aging hippies i know don't hang pictures of the Bushes on their wall.
One conservative family shunned her, the OTHER took her in.
get over yourself, man. i'm sorry that the 'bad guy' in this episode shares some of the same interests you do, but its a TV show and it's NOT about you.

Emily,

This show has a definitely undertone of deep sadness. I suggest seeing Todd van der Werff's reviews of the show at the Onion's AV Club to give you an idea of what I mean--he's written very eloquently on this subject.

I agree that it's unfair of Quinn to be burdening Finn with a baby that's not his, but I can see how Mercedes, another teenage girl, would instinctively see it from Quinn's point of view. I think I would be more upset about this unfairness to Finn if I wasn't pretty confident that the truth will come out before the babies actually born. I am wondering what Quinn is going to do if/when Terry's fake pregnancy comes light. If she and Will break up, will Quinn keep the baby? Or just give it up to a different couple.

Quinn may be in a tough situation, but it's one of her own making. And because of the way she's handling it, I'm finding it hard to give her much sympathy.

She was a hypocritical practitioner of chastity. Remember "Tease, don't please?" She bargained bits of her chastity away simply to manipulate Finn. Remember "Under the shirt, but over the bra!" Then while bargaining with Finn, she cheated on him. She knowingly had sex with his best friend.

Since then she's lied to everyone she could until she was found out by them. She's lied to the Finn about his paternity. And continues lying to Finn, not because she loves him, but because he portends to be a better meal ticket than Puck. What kind of marriage will they have? Can she even love him? She seems on her way to become another Terri, Will's wife. Her selfishness will deny Finn any future with a woman who would genuinely love him.

She's indicated she's actually more attracted to Puck. But she's refusing to allow Puck a role in the life of his own child because he's not as good meal ticket, despite his honorable desire to step up.

Without doubt, she *is* her parents daughter. She learned from them well.

And let's not forget that she's now she's lying to Finn's much less prosperous mother and taking advantage of her charity for her own personal gain.

What exactly has she done to earn anyone's sympathy? She's evil incarnate, certainly the spawn of Satan.

Quinn may be in a tough situation, but it's one of her own making. And because of the way she's handling it, I'm finding it hard to give her much sympathy.

She was a hypocritical practitioner of chastity. Remember "Tease, don't please?" She bargained bits of her chastity away simply to manipulate Finn. Remember "Under the shirt, but over the bra!" Then while bargaining with Finn, she cheated on him. She knowingly had sex with his best friend.

Since then she's lied to everyone she could until she was found out by them. She's lied to the Finn about his paternity. And continues lying to Finn, not because she loves him, but because he portends to be a better meal ticket than Puck. What kind of marriage will they have? Can she even love him? She seems on her way to become another Terri, Will's wife. Her selfishness will deny Finn any future with a woman who would genuinely love him.

She's indicated she's actually more attracted to Puck. But she's refusing to allow Puck a role in the life of his own child because he's not as good meal ticket, despite his honorable desire to step up.

Without doubt, she *is* her parents daughter. She learned from them well.

And let's not forget that she's now she's lying to Finn's much less prosperous mother and taking advantage of her charity for her own personal gain.

What exactly has she done to earn anyone's sympathy? She's evil incarnate, certainly the spawn of Satan.

There most certainly are christian extremists who kick their pregnant daughters out of the house. To state otherwise as you do shows you have your head buried in the sand. However, that does not mean that ALL christians behave that way. These characters being in the show does not imply that all conservatives behave this way, just that this couple does. When you add in the fact that Finn's equally christian and conservative mother behaved entirely differently, your complaint becomes nothing but whining over the idea that any christian ever be portrayed in a negative light. Get over it. Not all christians are saints.