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Often constructed to achieve a specific purpose related to another belief system, a parody religion can be a parody of several religions, sects, gurus, cults, or new religious movements at the same time, or even a parody of no particular religion – instead parodying the concept of religious belief itself. Some parody religions emphasise ...
Discordianism is a belief system based around Eris, [1] the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and variously defined as a religion, [2] new religious movement, [3] virtual religion, [4] or act of social commentary; [5] though prior to 2005, some sources categorized it as a parody religion. [6]
The Church of the SubGenius is a parody religion [1] that satirizes better-known belief systems.It teaches a complex philosophy that focuses on J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, purportedly a salesman from the 1950s, who is revered as a prophet by the Church.
A federal court in the US state of Nebraska ruled that Flying Spaghetti Monster is a satirical parody religion, rather than an actual religion, and as a result, Pastafarians are not entitled to religious accommodation under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: "This is not a question of theology", the ruling reads in part.
The article gave examples of cases such as on 4chan forums with the usage of the OK gesture as a white power symbol and the Trump administration where there were deliberate ambiguities over whether something was serious or intended as a parody, where people were using Poe's law as "a refuge" to camouflage beliefs that would otherwise be ...
Church of All Worlds – Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (inspired a non-fictional religious group of the same name) Church of Science – the bogus religion established by Salvor Hardin in Isaac Asimov's Foundation; The Covenant Religion, also known as "The Great Journey" – Halo; Cthulhu Mythos cults – Cthulhu Mythos
This category consists predominantly of parody religions which, at least for some followers, is more a joke than a religion. Other followers believe that there is real truth hidden behind the jokes. Other followers believe that there is real truth hidden behind the jokes.
The Iglesia Maradoniana (literally Church of Maradona or Maradonian Church) is a parody religion, created by fans of the late Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, whom they believe to be the greatest of all time.