You know, I'm nothing like Jerry or Debbie. I'm not into drugs, I don't drink, I never have and probably never will be described as a 'party animal'. In short, I have nothing whatsoever in common with this couple - and yet I still identify more with them here than I do with Archie and Betty. I loathe this version of Archie and Betty. I really, really do. You know what particulary offends me? Page 3, panel 2 - "When God fills your life, you don't need anything else!" ... ... ... ... I'd like to say, 'I have no words', but I do, as a matter of fact. I've got a lot of 'em. "You don't need anything else"? Really? Not even other interests, a good job, a hobby, a favorite food, ambitions for the future? Friends, family, self-respect, pride in the abilities of yourself and others, a LIFE, in fact? Nope, none of those count - just God. Don't you worry your pretty little head, Debbie - God will take care of everything. He'll take care of you after you die, as long as you're his devoted little minion here on Earth. He'll forgive the fact that you've 'done your own thing', that you have, perish forfend, actually shown some INDEPENDENCE and non-conformity. Just read the Bible every day, go to church on Sundays, try to convert every non-believer you meet and generally be a GOOD little sheep, and all will be hunky-dory. I MEAN, GOOD GRIEF, PEOPLE! *visibly makes an effort to calm himself down* All right, all right, I'm fine. Mad as hell, but fine. Let me qualify myself - I have no problem with religious faith. I've got a religious faith of my own, of sorts (it's not Christianity, or even an organized religion - more of a personal philosophy - but faith is faith). And while most of the people I know could best be described as 'skeptical to undecided', I even have a few friends who are religious, and make no bones about it. And I feel pretty sure that if I showed this comic to them, they would be offended, too. Believe in a higher power if you want to, but don't let it run your life. If you spend your life devoted to God and nothing else, then what the hell kind of a life have you led? Make your own decisions, people. Don't be a sheep. Don't worry about 'what would Jesus do', try and figure out what YOU'D do. Thank God for your good fortune if you're of a mind to, but don't depend on him for every single thing. You will become a self-righteous priss at best, a fanatic at worse - like Betty and Archie here, the sanctimonious little Bible-thumpers. Oh, man, I'm mad. I'm REALLY mad. I'm ending this rant right here before I start smashing the computer. I HATE comics like this!