Similarly, the so-called African traditional religions were created, with the collaboration of Christian-trained African theologians, through the authorized translation of Christian concepts and doctrines into indigenous African languages.

Each contained a long, wide, solid oak table around which all who could find a space the width of his body would mouth his brown-bag grub from home.

After much cogitation, they determine that even making free with possible worlds would not crush this belief, whether their own, or their colinguist's of whatever rank or station.

There are scenes of the rich and famous supposedly singing their little hearts out, bejewelled and bedecked and made-up and hairdoed to the teeth, so sincere, so self-satisfied with the pleasure of giving to such a good cause, so content with their fat-cat lives.