Editing Reverend Lovejoy (section)

===Acceptance for other religions===
Lovejoy demonstrates his acceptance for Hinduism when he performs a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] marriage ceremony for Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]]<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons|episode-link=The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Appel, Richard; Moore, Steven Dean |network=Fox |airdate=November 16, 1997 |season=9 |number=7 }}</ref> (though Lovejoy does not know much about the faith, referring to it in [[Homer the Heretic|an earlier episode]] as "Miscellaneous"), co-hosts a religious radio program with [[Krusty the Klown]]'s [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky|rabbi father]],<ref>{{cite episode |title=Like Father, Like Clown|episode-link=Like Father, Like Clown |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Kogen, Jay;Wolodarsky, Wallace; Lynch, Jeffrey; Bird, Brad |network=Fox |airdate=October 24, 1991 |season=3 |number=6 }}</ref> and admits evolution may be true. However, he does not tolerate [[Buddhism]], as when [[Lisa Simpson]] converted to it, he referred to her as "Marge Simpson's devil-daughter".<ref name="She of Little Faith">{{cite episode |title=She of Little Faith|episode-link=She of Little Faith |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Frielberger, Bill; Moore, Steven Dean |network=Fox |airdate=December 16, 2001 |season=13 |number=6 }}</ref> He also appears bitter about the tall [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] church across the street, wanting to build a larger steeple, and when mentioning the other church, placing the emphasis on "[[urine|pis]]".<ref>{{cite episode |title=Bart Has Two Mommies|episode-link=Bart Has Two Mommies |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Gould, Dana; Mercantel, Michael |network=Fox |airdate=March 19, 2006 |season=17 |number=14 }}</ref> He maintains two [[rolodex]]es – one for [[Christians]], and one for non-Christians.<ref>Episode #8F05 Like Father Like Clown, Airdate October 24, 1991</ref> While he seems to have originally accepted evolution, he later advocates for [[creationism]] at his church to beef up its membership.<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Monkey Suit|episode-link=The Monkey Suit |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Burns, J. Stewart; Persi, Raymond S. |network=Fox |airdate=May 14, 2006 |season=17 |number=21 }}</ref>

He does not accept [[Roman Catholicism]] either, as he is shown brawling with a priest.<ref name="The Frying Game">{{cite episode |title=The Frying Game|episode-link=The Frying Game |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Swartzwelder, John; Polcino, Michael |network=Fox |airdate=May 19, 2002 |season=13 |number=21 }}</ref> He tells Marge that he might as well do a [[Haitian Vodou|Voodoo]] dance for [[Abraham Simpson|Abe Simpson]] when asked to give him the [[last rites]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"|episode-link=Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Swartzwelder, John; Anderson, Mike B. |network=Fox |airdate=December 6, 1998 |season=10 |number=8 }}</ref> He also helps kidnap [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] to keep him from converting to Catholicism.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Lovejoy also claims in "[[There's Something About Marrying]]"<ref>{{cite episode |title=There's Something About Marrying|episode-link=There's Something About Marrying |series=The Simpsons |series-link=The Simpsons |credits=Burns, Stewart J.; Kruse, Nancy |network=Fox |airdate=February 20, 2005 |season=16 |number=10 }}</ref> to various same-sex couples who arrive at his church to get married that "while I have no opinion for or against your sinful lifestyle, I cannot marry two people of the same sex anymore than I could put a [[hamburger]] on a [[hot dog bun]]" and tells them to "go back to behind the scenes of every [[Surrealism|facade of entertainment]]." When Marge objects, Lovejoy tells her the Bible forbids [[same-sex relationships]], but when Marge asks which book in Bible forbids it, he merely claims "The Bible" and then continuously rings the church bell after Marge continues to press him on the matter.