As Linus van Pelt (Peanuts character) recited Gospel of Luke chapter 2. . .

from WASHINGTONPOST dot-com Chat-discussion on Humor - Mirth - Religion:

Linus

Thought I'd give you a bit of interesting trivia I learned from the book Christmas's Most Wanted: Next time you watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, note what happens with Linus's security blanket when he does his speech at the end from the Bible. He drops it. When he has the Word of God, he has no need for a security blanket.

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James Martin :

Quite lovely.  Thanks for that.  And in keeping with Charles Shulz religiosity.

Peanuts and the New Testament

People forget that Linus was New Testament quoter ("Gospel According to Peanuts") which was bowdlerized by Schultz for mass consumption.

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James Martin :

I'm not sure that it was bowdlerized in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" all that much. From what I remember Linus quotes the infancy narrative of Luke close to verbatim.  But if you mean that Linus often quoted the Gospels in the regular comic strip, I agree entirely. David Michaelis' s biography of Shulz, one of my favorite humorists, is terrific.  And the book you mention is also superb.

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