 In the episode, Bart Simpson and his father Homer accidentally launch a model rocket into the Springfield church, causing the church council to accept funding plans from Mr. Burns for reparation.Discontent with how commercialized the rebuilt church has become, Lisa abandons Christianity and seeks out to follow a new religion.The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Bill Freiberger, whom executive producer and show runner Al Jean had met while working on the television series "Teen Angel".