Are we talking about those "Veggie-Tales" things, reminiciant of the 33 1/3 RPM-on-a-78 RPM-turntable "Chipmunks" that were all the rage back in the 1960's? (I'm dating myself here... but can hardly get a date with me own Wife these days, much less anybody else)

About the only distinction I can discern is that these squeaky, chattering, odious little things are supposed to be amimated veggies rather than furry little rodents, and have some connection with the "contemporary Christian" community (I frankly fail to see why). At our local Baptist Church (which I hardly ever attend any more - through no fault of the Church, generally)they showed a breif video clip of a "Veggie Tales" cartoon in which little animated vegetables with squeaky, obnoxious little voices acted out and "sang" one of the epic tales of the Old Testament. If this is what it takes to get kids interested in the Bible, I wonder if we might just as well let 'em grow up on MTV and Mettallica to be green-haired tounge-pierced promiscuous obscenity-spewing incompetent vicious hateful little heathen savages, as most of them seem compelled to do regardless.

There seems to be a generic assumption in some religious circles that if any music or art form is labled "Christian", that if you consider yourself to be "Saved" you had better dammnwell "like it" (or at least pretend that you do) regardless of wheather it's any flaming good or not... or bloody awful for that matter. My Daughter once observed that "Christian Artists and bands do the CCM thing because they're not good enough to make it in the real world". At the time, I think she had a valid point, although it seems that many of them have gotten their act together since and in some cases such as "Butterfly Kisses" have even broken into the "real" music world quite successfully.

Not being all that familiar with the term "Prats", I'm not sure if I fully concur with your assessment... but checking in to a local "Christian" radio station I was appalled by what I think was one of the "Veggies" latest productions. In order to be exposed to anything more stuipid, annoying, or irritating, I'd have to turn on the TV - or the "tellie", depending on where you're from. As it was I had to find another station before the Veggies concluded whatever it was they were doing.

If any of my "Brothers & Sisters in Christ" want to damn me to Hell for that assesment, go right ahead; you won't be the first by any means.

Do I hear an "Amen", somebody?...