All I know of the Parkers is what I saw in this film so I have no idea what the 'real' story is. If these folks are anything like the characters portrayed here then they are a pair of real donutheads. What were these 2 dunces thinking? That God is some kind of celestial insurance agent who remedies every hurt and care of anybody the moment they ask? Hello? If this were true no believing Christian would ever have one single woe. I don't go for them being thrown in jail because of the misery this would cause the other children, but they deserved to beaten over the head for being so clueless. Watch church TV and see that the world is full of pathetic losers just like these two. It's scary.