That wasnt in there at all. Sure the Chancellor begs “in the name of god”, but that worked on Woodsworth.
Nope-
In a future totalitarian state, Romney Wordsworth is put on trial for being obsolete. His professed occupation as a librarian is punishable by death, as the state has eliminated books. His faith in God is taken as further proof of obsolescence, as the atheist state claims to have proven God does not exist.
His crime is being a librarian, an obsolete occupation. Believing in God was just extra evidence.
Good one!
That one is really weak, I concur, but worst?
Weak, yes, but not the worst.
Bittersweet, not one of the best, but okay.
Bradbury wrote either fantasy or Spec-fic, but IIRC RAH had them wearing breathers.