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! colspan="2" | Church of the SubGenius<br />
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! Family<br />
| Parody religion / New religious movement<br />
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! Origin region<br />
| United States<br />
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! Founding period<br />
| Late 20th century CE<br />
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! Estimated adherents<br />
| Unknown; membership is partly humorous, symbolic, and internet-based.<br />
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'''Church of the SubGenius''' is a parody religion centered on J. R. 'Bob' Dobbs, Slack, conspiracy satire, UFO mythology, and the comic critique of conformity and commercial culture.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
The Church of the SubGenius is a deliberately absurdist and satirical religion with a dense invented mythology involving J. R. 'Bob' Dobbs, Slack, aliens, conspiracies, and anti-conformist humor. Its official website presents itself through the SubGenius Foundation and the figure of Dobbs.<ref>{{cite web |title=SubGenius |url=https://www.subgenius.com/ |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref><br />
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== Key beliefs ==<br />
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* Slack is treated as a central spiritual-comic value<br />
* J. R. 'Bob' Dobbs is presented as a prophetic salesman figure<br />
* Conspiracy narratives are exaggerated as satire<br />
* Alien and apocalyptic imagery is used playfully<br />
* The movement criticizes conformity, consumerism, and religious seriousness<br />
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== Practices ==<br />
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* Use of Dobbs imagery<br />
* Mock sermons and performances<br />
* SubGenius festivals and gatherings<br />
* Radio shows, zines, and internet culture<br />
* Ordination or membership rituals framed humorously<br />
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== Places of worship ==<br />
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* Festivals and live events<br />
* Online communities<br />
* Private humorous rituals<br />
* SubGenius media spaces<br />
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== Sacred texts ==<br />
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* The Book of the SubGenius<br />
* Revelation X<br />
* SubGenius pamphlets and websites<br />
* Hour of Slack broadcasts<br />
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== Holidays and observances ==<br />
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* X-Day<br />
* Movement-specific festivals<br />
* Humorous apocalyptic observances<br />
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== Branches and related traditions ==<br />
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* [[Discordianism]] - Another modern comic and chaos-oriented religious movement.<br />
* [[Pastafarianism]] - Another satirical religion using parody to critique religious authority.<br />
* [[New Religious Movements]] - The Church is often studied as a modern invented religion.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Religion]]<br />
* [[Theology]]<br />
* [[Philosophy of religion]]<br />
* [[New Religious Movements]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Religions]]<br />
[[Category:New Religious Movements]]<br />
[[Category:Parody religions]]</div>WikiSysop