Can we talk about The Wizard of Oz?

I’ve always (well, not always…for the past couple of decades, anyway) wondered about this, and Michael brought it up the other night when we were in Knoxville, and we all sat around watching The Wizard of Oz on TCM.

Is The Wizard of Oz responsible for the massive loss of faith and the embrace of subjectivism in the West?

Could it be?

I’m sure you’ve thought about this too – no all-powerful Wizard, just a little man behind the curtain, tricking everyone. No need to really have anything real within – just believe that you have a brain, a heart and courage, and take on the external signs, and you’re there, baby.

Has the Wizard, along with parents lying to their kids about Santa Claus,  introduced a cynical wobble into the possibility faith in God for generations of kids?

Are we entering into territory where we should remake the website with big banner headlines and hysterical prophecies?