agentblack

What to talk about today... oh! How about me! That's a brilliant idea!

Specifically, lets focus on one of my many, many contradictions.

I am named after a saint, because my parent's are clever clever quick quick, and realised that it wouldn't go out of fashion, and also, wouldn't make me sound like a twat - like, say for example, 'Wayne' would.

Saint Paul is best known for his conversion on the road to Damascus, when he had a vision, and changed his name from Saul.

Much like all late comers to a scene, Paul was something of a try hard, and got everything wrong.

Whilst Jesus was more the peaceful anarcho-socialist, who went in for liberal values in a big way, Paul served up a brand new flavour of christianity that, perversely, had more of an effect on the modern versions of christianity than the teaching's of Handsome J, who, let's not forget, hung out with hookers.

Paul essentially invented the brand of christianity that we associate with Fundementalism (Emphasis on the -mentalism).

The whole "sex before marriage = Bad, and even then, just for procreation..." deal? The joyless biddies protesting against racy films and mini skirts? That'll be Paul's doing

With his barely disguised frear and intolerance of 'physical intimacy', he also attracted other damaged extremists, like Titus, a chum of his who disapproved even of sex within marriage, because he believed that the animal dance, in any context, led to Damnation.

This is who I'm named after. Let's take a moment to savour the subtle irony, shall we?