The Thirteen Week Of Extra Ordinary Time

 

Welcome all to the Thirteenth week of Extra Ordinary Time. 

Please open your Hymnal to page 3 and join in our processional  “O Lord Please Don’t Burn Us” Verse 1

O LORD, please don’t burn us,   Don’t grill or toast your flock,

Don’t put us on the barbecue,  Or simmer us in stock,

Don’t braise or bake or boil us,  Or stir fry us in a wok. 

With an attempted assassination yesterday, the prophets call us to somber reflection on the state of affairs in our country.  Please attend.   

Please open The Holy Text volume 1 to episode 12 page 155 where the prophets say …

Commentator	Good afternoon and welcome to Hurlingham Park. You join us just as the competitors are running out onto the field on this lovely winter's afternoon here, with the going firm underfoot and very little sign of rain. Well it certainly looks as though we're in for a splendid afternoon's sport in this the 127th Upperclass Twit of the Year Show. …  (the twits are wreaking havoc on the dummies) Vivian is there, Vivian is coming through, Simon's in second place, and, no there's Oliver, he's not necessarily out of it. There goes Nigel, no he's lost something, and Gervaise running through to this final obstacle. (they approach a table with five revolvers laid out on it) Now all they have to do here to win the title is to shoot themselves. Simon has a shot. Bad luck, he misses. Nigel misses. Now there's Gervaise, and Gervaise has shot himself - Gervaise is Upperclass Twit of the Year. There's Nigel, he's shot Simon by mistake, Simon is back up and there's Nigel, Nigel's shot himself: Nigel is third in this fine and most exciting Upperclass Twit of the Year Show I've ever seen. Nigel's clubbed himself into fourth place. (three coffins on stand with medals) And so the final result: The Upperclass Twit of the Year - Gervaise Brook-Hampster of Kensington and Weybridge; runner up - Vivian Smith-Smythe-Smith of Kensington; and third - Nigel Incubator-Jones of Henley. Well there'll certainly be some car door slamming in the streets of Kensington tonight.
	Letter and voice over.
Voice Over	Dear Sir, how splendid it is to see the flower of British manhood wiping itself out with such pluck and tenacity. Britain need have no fear with leaders of this calibre. If only a few of the so-called working class would destroy themselves so sportingly. Yours etc., Brigadier Mainwaring Smith Smith Smith etc. Deceased etc. PS etc. Come on other ranks, show your stuff.

Open your hymnal to page 29 and join us in singing “Decomposing” Verse 3

Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds,  With their highly original sound.
The pianos they played are still working,  But they're both six feet underground.

They're decomposing composers.  There's less of them every year.
You can say what you like to Debussy,  But there's not much of him left to hear.

Now please open The Holy Text volume 2 to episode 38 page 213 where the prophets say …

Voice Over	(Scottish accent) Here on top of Edinburgh Castle, in conditions of extreme secrecy, men are being trained for the British Army's first Kamikaze Regiment, the Queen's Own McKamikaze Highlanders. (there is a scream and a piper jumps off, another one emerges and starts to play) So successful has been the training of the Kamikaze Regiment that the numbers have dwindled from 30,000 to just over a dozen in three weeks. What makes these young Scotsmen so keen to kill themselves?
	Close ups of soldiers.
Scots Soldier	The money's good!
Second Soldier	And the water skiing! (he falls down with a scream)

Homily  As America reacts to the first attempted assassination of a national politician in more than 40 years I would first counsel all to remember to listen to the “better angels of our nature”, remain calm.  No politician is worth killing over, or killing.  No one person is responsible for the problems our nation faces and violence will NOT mitigate our problems! 

Both sides of the political coin that is American politics seem to happily beat the same drum trying to drive us to war so I think it appropriate to look at the background situation for our military.  I will skip over the vast shortage of volunteers for our military and instead look at what I believe is the prime cause of that shortage – “Wokery”.  As a starting point I would call your attention to the fact that a growing number of studies show that D.E.I. and its ilk  are undermining our military (https://nypost.com/2024/07/01/us-news/dei-efforts-in-us-armed-forces-ineffective-run-opposite-of-the-military-ethos-study/).  So it would appear that this drive to war is taking place as the military core is rotting. 

As further evidence of the core problems in our present military I would also point out that internal training at one of the largest military bases in America was designed and telling soldiers that “prolife” Americans are “potential terrorists” while “AntiFa” are NOT mentioned (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=895334065967015&set=a.230513625782399)!  With conflicting indications that the would be assassin was a member of “Antifa” indicating a serious flaw in that training. 

The only sign of difference between the two sides of our political coin comes in the form of the draft for military service.  The “Democans” desire to have both young women and young men forced to register, while the “Republicrats” only want young men liable for the draft (https://www.zerohedge.com/military/military-draft-coming-house-passes-measure-automatically-register-men-selective-service).  Thus far, the “Republicrats” have held sway on this argument, but we will see if that changes if they ever get their war.  Lets hope that these vermin never get their wish and manage to start the war so the entire draft becomes a moot point.     

Amen

Please join us in our recessional on page 3 of your hymnal “O Lord Please Don’t Burn Us” second verse. 

Oh Please don’t lightly poach us,  Or Baste us with hot fat,

Don’t fricassee or roast us,    Or boil us in a vat,

And please don’t stick thy servants, Lord,  In a Rotissomat.