First published Sunday 25 March 2007 :: Colour version

• Me, defending the old jargon?  Yes, for once - although if you read on, you'll find I'm usually more at home trying to dismantle western Christianity's more over-used figures of speech.
• Meanwhile in the colour version, the bright-green church mugs make their first appearance.  I can't remember why I decided to make them such a stunning colour, but it stuck.