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A parody religion or mock religion is a belief system that challenges the spiritual convictions of others, often through humor, satire, or burlesque (literary ridicule). 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 ...
The article gave examples of cases such as 4chan 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 considered ...
Religious satire is a form of satire that refers to religious beliefs and can take the form of texts, plays, films, and parody. [6] From the earliest times, at least since the plays of Aristophanes , religion has been one of the three primary topics of literary satire, along with politics and sex.
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]
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.
Some fictional religions have gained real followers in the real world and some works of fiction have inspired new religious movements (for example, the Church of All Worlds, Jediism or Matrixism); others have been intended from the beginning as parody religions (for example, Discordianism and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
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 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.