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What does it mean?
He reimagines Henry VIII founding a new religion with a humorous name.
In plain terms
Henry VIII wanted a new religion called Psychotic Bastard Religion.
What can you take from it?
Religious institutions have arbitrary origins.

Where it applies

  • historical debate
  • religious history
  • education

Putting it to work

  • teach history
  • critique institutions

Questions to consider

  • Why do religions start?
  • What is satire?

Another view

It distorts historical facts for comedy.

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