How does one deal with a bully? This is a skill-set we must acquire as our culture becomes more vigorously Darwinian (I am speaking of Social Darwinism). Let me offer the following passages which make it clear such behavior is unacceptable: The Four Gospels, Acts, Paul’s letters, Hebrews, James, Peter’s Letters, Jude, John’s writings. That we should reject such men seems like it should be so obvious to a disciple of Jesus that my words will be superfluous – I am afraid they are not. I believe we Christians must reject the example of such men, and we must learn to deal with them as Christians. Men who behave badly, who say rude things, who exploit others, who push others around, who take every cheap shot available, who insist they are the best at everything, and who put their thumb in the eye of anyone who doesn’t approve seem to populate the fields of sports, entertainment, and politics (especially politics). We seem to have a high tolerance for bullies nowadays. And so, Anthony’s reign of terror continues, and that man is wished into the cornfield.Ĭan we imagine a world that frightening - a world controlled by someone with the emotional maturity of a six-year-old bully, and who has immense power over the rest of us? Yes, I think we can. There is a moment in the episode when Anthony is distracted and one of the men pleads with the others to kill him, but they can’t bring themselves to kill a 6-year-old boy. Anthony decides everything for everybody, and the only acceptable response is “It’s a real good thing you did Anthony…a real good thing.” It’s all very stressful. He can do other unpleasant things as well - make three-headed gophers, kill your pets, or cause it to snow in the summertime. If he doesn’t like you he can wish you into the cornfield. The scariest episode of The Twilight Zone ever, in my opinion, is one titled “It’s a Good Life.” In this episode the quaint farming village of Peekville, Ohio is under the control of a 6 year old boy named Anthony, played to creepy perfection by Billy Mumy. Some (“The Changing of the Guard,” and “Two”) are hopeful. Some episodes of The Twilight Zone (“From Agnes with Love” starring Wally Cox, and “The Ring-a-Ding Girl” starring Carol Burnett) were funny. ![]() Not every episode was outright frightening. Its combination of great writing, great acting, suspense, social relevance, and pure entertainment value can’t be beaten. In my opinion the best television series ever broadcast was The Twilight Zone.
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