They just seem to alter his character to make him seem more or less progressive depending on the story their going for. If you go back to season 1 and look at him then from nowadays he's completely different. In season 1 there was no showing of religious extremes l. Ned was just a well off neighbor living next door to Homer.
@@DarkAngel12404 I agree he’s very overly religious, overbearing and boundary stomping. Who on Earth considers insurance as a form of Gambling and baptizes someone else’s children without their parent’s consent? It honestly amazes me how Ned and Mod didn’t lose Custody of their boys yet (especially when Ned Disowned Todd after questioning religion) or how he hasn’t been arrested yet.