The Greenbelt Festival will dedicate an evening to Simpsons’ character Ned Flanders, saying that he is even more closely associated with Christianity than Mother Teresa or Pope John Paul II.
The Ned Flanders night started in 2001, where a huge crowd came to celebrate the life and work of America's best-known "God-boy". There were clips, live sing-a-ding-a-ling-along-with-Ned music, a Flanders look-a-like contest, Simpsons chocolates, and more.
Simon Jenkins from Ship of Fools, organiser of the tribute, said "He's a very ardent believer...and at the same time he's very humble. Although he's got very strong beliefs, he's not thrusting them down anyone's throat and he's not being unpleasant about it."
In other news, Greenbelt Festival has recently announced that former Iraq hostage and peace activist Norman Kember, a long-time Greenbelter himself, will make a return to the festival this August to share his story.
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