Hmm. Sorry to see you're scarred from the experience that some thought was funny.
Yet, to me Linus and "Lights Please" parable on stage is was makes it resonate even after all that.
I too was insulted by it, and goes back to the issue "respect the classics" - which doesn't seem to affect the younger generation. To them - pretty much anything is game these days.
So we are going down a slippery slope and it not Atheism - its' more carnal than that - almost anti-humanistic/anti-intellectualism - much like how Issac Asimov did a story made into a Animated called
Gandahar (Light Years)
The ex-XYL and I saw that movie - and only due to her Dad wanting us to be Knowledgeable about socialism and fair treatment for all.
The purpose of the post was to simply let others know that even the classics that used to be broadcast on a specific time of year - is also changing - due to pressure from the non-sequitur groups.