Back to watching House
I took a season and a half off watching House but over the last month while I've gotten back into it and gotten caught up. It's got the usual interesting social commentary - and the sensible position of regarding the "cafeteria religion" that some advocate (although the linked talk is still interesting to listen to).
Cuddy: Well, I was hoping you might available for Rachel’s Simchat Bat. It's a…
House: Jewish baby-naming ceremony, a time-honored tradition dating all the way back to the 1960s.
Cuddy: My house at 7:00. It'll just be the rabbi and a few friends and some family.
[They have reached the elevator. House pushes the button]
House: Nothing like welcoming a baby into the world with a completely naked display of hypocrisy.
... [later on in the episode in a later encounter]
House: Let's see… How do I keep House from ruining my precious display of religious hypocrisy? I know, I'll pressure him to attend, knowing that he'll never agree to anything I actually want him to do.
Cuddy: I didn't pressure you. I invited you. And there's nothing hypocritical about recognizing your heritage.
House: So you keeping kosher now, wearing four-cornered garments, slaughtering heifers to the god Ra? Wait, is that one your people? Do it all, do nothing, or option "C" — you're a liar and a hypocrite.
- Excerpted from the transcript of House MD season 5, episode 15 - Unfaithful
(Note: for the Apple fanatics amongst you, this post was composed on a Mac.)