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* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'': Yahtzee had this to say when the Church of England came out with a blistering denounciation of {{Creator/Acclaim}} when Acclaim offered to pay the funeral costs of anyone willing to put a ''VideoGame/ShadowMan 2'' advert on the headstone of a recently deceased family member.
--> Yes, the Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-with-the-Vicar-England. It takes a lot to piss those guys off, they don't even hate the gays that much!

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* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'': Yahtzee had this to say when the Church of England came out with a blistering denounciation of {{Creator/Acclaim}} Creator/{{Acclaim}} when Acclaim offered to pay the funeral costs of anyone willing to put a ''VideoGame/ShadowMan 2'' advert on the headstone of a recently deceased family member.
--> Yes, the Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-with-the-Vicar-England. It takes a lot to piss upset those guys off, lads; they don't even hate the gays that much!
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->''...you can't do that in Church of England, you can't say, "You must have tea and cake with the Vicar, or you die!" You can't have extreme points of view, you know. The Spanish Inquisition wouldn't have worked with Church of England.''

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->''...you can't do that in Church of England, you can't say, "You must have tea and cake with the Vicar, or '''or you die!" die'''!" You can't have extreme points of view, you know. The Spanish Inquisition wouldn't have worked with Church of England.''

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-> ''If you don't believe in God: Clap your hands!''\\
''If you don't trust the Lord, then: Clap your hands!''\\
''If you reject the possibility of a deity, then: Clap your hands!''\\
''And join the Church of England!''\\
''(Or the Atheist Tabernacle Choir.)''\\
''Not Hallelujah!''\\
''Don't praise the Lord!''
-->-- '''The Atheist Tabernacle Choir''', ''Series/SpittingImage''

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-> ''If ->''...you don't believe can't do that in God: Clap your hands!''\\
''If you don't trust the Lord, then: Clap your hands!''\\
''If you reject the possibility of a deity, then: Clap your hands!''\\
''And join the
Church of England!''\\
''(Or
England, you can't say, "You must have tea and cake with the Atheist Tabernacle Choir.)''\\
''Not Hallelujah!''\\
''Don't praise the Lord!''
-->-- '''The Atheist Tabernacle Choir''', ''Series/SpittingImage''
Vicar, or you die!" You can't have extreme points of view, you know. The Spanish Inquisition wouldn't have worked with Church of England.''
-->--'''Creator/SuzyEddieIzzard''', ''Dress to Kill''
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* Blacky the narrator of ''Deadly, Unna?'' is not religious but identifies his family as Anglican, which he likes because the word reminds him of angling i.e. fishing.
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* ''Series/TheCrown'': William has to "sign the book" on his first day at Eton. He doesn't know what to put down when he has to fill in the field marked "Religion." Irritated, Charles tells him to put down "Church of England", and reminds William that he'll eventually be the Supreme Governor of said church.

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* ''Series/TheCrown'': Prince William has to "sign the book" on his first day at Eton. He doesn't know what to put down when he has to fill in the field marked "Religion." "Religion". Irritated, Prince Charles tells him to put down "Church of England", and reminds William that when he becomes King, he'll eventually be the Supreme Governor of said church.



* The various portrayals of the Church of England in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', where the cleric is almost always played by Creator/RowanAtkinson. Examples include:

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* The various portrayals of the Church of England in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', where the cleric is almost always played by Creator/RowanAtkinson.Creator/RowanAtkinson (a man who has long regarded organised religion as [[AcceptableTargets fair game]]. Examples include:



** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjZ1M4TKWs Songs of Praise]]'', in which the Reverend Atkinson notes he only has a full church because the Creator/{{BBC}} are there to film the weekly religious service.

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** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjZ1M4TKWs Songs of Praise]]'', in which the Reverend Atkinson notes he only has a full church because the Creator/{{BBC}} are there to film the weekly religious service.service (presumably for ''Songs of Praise'', that network's long-standing religious programme, although it's not explicitly stated).



* ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' has Sir Humphrey state that "the Church of England is primarily a social organization, not a religious one", and that it's more important for bishops to be properly refined {{Upper Class Twit}}s than to actually believe in God (who Humphrey calls "an optional extra" as opposed to the Crown who is "inseparable to the Church of England"). They also mention that the See of Truro in Cornwall is a dumping ground for senior clerics who hold problematic dogmatic positions, like insisting on the existence of God.

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* ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' has Sir Humphrey state that "the Church of England is primarily a social organization, not a religious one", and that it's more important for bishops to be properly refined {{Upper Class Twit}}s than to actually believe in God (who Humphrey calls "an optional extra" as opposed to the Crown who which is "inseparable to the Church of England"). They It's also mention mentioned that the See Diocese of Truro in Cornwall (ie. UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}}) is a dumping ground for senior clerics who hold problematic dogmatic positions, like insisting on the existence of God.God, presumably due to the fact that it's a long way from London.



** When the royal family receives their bill for the Poll Tax, the form says that members of a religious community can claim an exemption. The Queen thinks this should get them out of it since she's Supreme Governor of the Church of England, but Prince Philip doesn't think that counts.

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** When the royal family receives their bill for the Poll Tax, the form says that members of a religious community can claim an exemption. The Queen thinks this should get them out of it since she's the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, but Prince Philip doesn't think that counts.
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--> Yes, the Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-England. It takes a lot to piss those guys off, they don't even hate the gays that much!

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--> Yes, the Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-England.Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-with-the-Vicar-England. It takes a lot to piss those guys off, they don't even hate the gays that much!
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--> The Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-England!? They don't even hate the gays that much!

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--> The Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-England!? They Yes, the Church-of-Tea-and-Crumpets-England. It takes a lot to piss those guys off, they don't even hate the gays that much!

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