TEMPLE OF KAHUNA, Jerusalem -- The following decree has been issued by the Powers that Be lead by Kahuna after an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Board of the Universe, last night:

WHEREAS, there has been unilateral agreement on the Monster's First Law declaring the Parliament of Sri Lanka to be a Temple;
AND WHEREAS, the Smithsonian Institution has observed and recorded the behavior and politics of the Temple Monkey of Sri Lanka (Macaca sinica) for a period in excess of thirty years;
AND WHEREAS, such behavior and politics have been replicated with authenticity in the Parliament of Sri Lanka;
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Parliament of Sri Lanka shall henceforth be known as the Temple of the Monkey with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto with a member of the Holy Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) species being designated High Priest and Chief Incumbent with the right to Speak and Preach on behalf of said Temple;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) shall be the Official Currency and Legal Tender of said Temple with One Hundred and Ninety Peanuts being the equivalent of One Sri Lanka Rupee.

So ordered and adjourned, sine die.