I like to think that some genius came up with the brilliant idea to give the xtians their own established church, religious recognition, seats in the Upper House etc. Then while they were blinded by the illusion of religious freedom and power, they never noticed the circus act they were turning into. Whoever it was, I'd love to shake their hand and take them out for a drink or two.
I'm sure there are stories from mythology that are like that; in which the hero defeats the gorgon by giving them exactly what they want. The xtians, of course, never had a chance to see it coming, given that they only read the one fairytale.
I'm sure there are stories from mythology that are like that; in which the hero defeats the gorgon by giving them exactly what they want. The xtians, of course, never had a chance to see it coming, given that they only read the one fairytale.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
