Submitted to Happy Jack anonymously by a person in deep-cover. Memorandum from Below [CONFIDENTIAL: This memorandum is for operational use only. To avoid it falling into the Enemy's hands, destroy it immediately once read. The strategies herein depend entirely upon remaining unrecognised.] Notes Toward a Successful Apostolate by Slubgob, Junior Tempter I am permitted (with some hesitation from my uncle Screwtape) to outline the broad contours of our present strategy for the modern age, now that brute unbelief is unnecessary and, in many places, inefficient. Outright atheism and diffuse spirituality serve us well enough among the masses. But for those still tethered to institutional religion, a more subtle approach is needed. The central aim is no longer to persuade humans that God does not exist. Much better to persuade them that the Enemy exists, but does not speak clearly, and certainly not through any institution capable of making binding claims. Our primary achi...
Gavin Ashenden, once Anglican chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, has suggested that King Charles should step down from the throne, since the king “thinks political correctness is loathsome and the Church of England is all bunkum.” “Charles, save your soul," says Gavin, " Become Orthodox, become Catholic, and hand that whole mess over to people who thrive on pantomime and fakery.” The reason for this? When Charles acceded to the throne during his Coronation he swore, like 500 years of monarchs before him, to “maintain the Protestant Reformed religion established by law and preserve inviolably the settlement of the Church of England.” As Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Charles' role as King is both a religious one and constitutional one. Then .... Last month a letter surfaced containing King Charles blunt criticism of the Church of England, as well as corporate capitalism in farming: “It is money that drives everything and wisdom...
Ha ha, very good!
ReplyDeleteMrs Dilo, on the other hand, would have been suitably impresed by her husband's frugality.
Personally I played safe, cleared out her Amazon wishlist.
ReplyDeleteI need to get married.
DeleteIndeed, I have long thought that the firm guiding hand of a masterful husband would be a proper cure for your fancy and unladylike behaviour.
DeleteThe wild rivers cannot be tamed! You should have known me in uni 😂
DeleteHmmm 🤔 clearly finding an appropriate and commanding husband for you, needs to be treated with urgency.
DeleteThis is what happens when the fair sex gets access to education beyond their needs.
One is not averse to a firm and guiding hand... 😊
DeleteI suppose our education should stop in the kitchen ... does Mrs. Clive know this? 🧐
She's a very good cook
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ReplyDeleteCressida's French grandmother said that if you are a good French cook you will never be without a husband.