Nedward "Ned" Flanders Jr. (also known as Ned Flanders) is the Simpson Family's extremely religious next "diddly-door" neighbor. He is a genuinely well-meaning good-natured person, and is one of the few in Springfield to whom that description applies. Though firmly religious, he can be timid and something of an easy pushover. He thoroughly worships of God and strictly follows the Bible as literally as possible and is easily shocked when challenged on any point of dogma, such as the Theory of Evolution in the episode The Monkey Suit where he and Reverend Lovejoy work on having it banned from Springfield and having Springfield Elementary replace it with the religious version of creationism. He also owns the Leftorium and a home business, Flancrest Enterprises, which makes religious hook rugs