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+====== Articulum of Faith ======
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+//Members of the Articulum of Faith once gathered naked, until many died of exposure.//
+The Articulum of Faith is central to the [[Givil]] and to [[Tarvuism]]. It is essentially a 'debating chamber' in which leading former Givilites can discuss particular points of [[Tarvuist]] law and scrobuture.  It is one of the oldest [[Tarvuist]] bodies, originally set up in the 9th century by the Welsh Arch-Pri*stmunty Ffie Thoms.
+Back then, the Articulum of Faith was a very strict organisation, which insisted on the most stringent levels of behaviour from its members. All [[Articulumulite]]s (members of the AoF) were made to debate completely naked outdoors, in order to prove their purity, and to show that they could tolerate harsh conditions.
+This tradition was abolished in the early 19th century, after 300 naked [[Articulumulite]]s perished in Cornwall, England after a terrible blizzard. The incident became known as 'Snowy Snow Snow', and was sung about in many Tarvuist songs from the time.
+[[Phil Collins]], former singer and drummer with Genesis, and now [[Barvuist]], famously released an openly anti-Tarvuist song in 1998, called 'I pray for Snow'.
+Nowadays the Articulum of Faith meet indoors (although they perform a ceremonial outdoor naked swim before and after the session), with meetings held every six months. Minutes are kept, which are sent back to [[High Pri'stm'nty Jon-John Torvakian]] and [[the Sril Martlin Brothers]] for approval.
+Interestingly there is no official head of the AoF. Instead, members each take their turn at the helm for 5 minutes at a time during each meeting. For this reason, Articulumulites have become affectionately known as 'The 300's'  (i.e the amount of seconds in 5 minutes).

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