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* The Church of the Latter-Day Dude, or [[Film/TheBigLebowski Dudeism]].
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** [[RomanticallyApocalyptic God of lemonade, you say?]]
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* [[Etceterism]]

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Often takes the form of a CargoCult, a GodGuise, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

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Often takes the form of a CargoCult, a GodGuise, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} RealLife religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.



* The ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' "Crackpot Religions" sketch.

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* [[{{LOLCats}} Ceiling Cat]].

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* [[{{LOLCats}} [[LOLCats Ceiling Cat]].
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* A tie-in book to the ''MrBean'' series stated that Mr Bean had at one point followed a religion based around the "God of Lemonade."
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* [[http://www.nickyitis.com/comic/listen-up/ This]] webcomic begins a Flightarianism arc, in which the cockatoo Winston explains some of the precepts underpinning his faith.

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* FlyingSpaghettiMonster. Sometimes taken a ''bit'' too far.

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* This trope was in full effect over 300 years ago: Tsar Peter the Great and his friends formed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_All-Joking,_All-Drunken_Synod_of_Fools_and_Jesters The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters]] that not only practiced heavy drinking and orgies, but wore church attire and used religious titles when doing so. The pious Russians were not amused - some even proclaimed the Tsar to be Antichrist.
* FlyingSpaghettiMonster. Sometimes taken a ''bit'' too far.



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* The movie Bowfinger features a cult called Mindhead, which parodies Scientology.
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* In ''[[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Boba Fett: Enemy Of the Empire]]'', Boba Fett tracks the titular enemy to a secluded hermitage on a volcanic planet, which is home to a stereotypical crazy sect called [[spoiler: the Ancient Order of Pessimists, who are eventually wiped out by Darth Vader's Star Destroyer immediately after the High Hermit commits heresy by embracing optimism]].

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* In ''[[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Boba Fett: Enemy Of the Empire]]'', Boba Fett tracks the titular eponymous enemy to a secluded hermitage on a volcanic planet, which is home to a stereotypical crazy sect called [[spoiler: the Ancient Order of Pessimists, who are eventually wiped out by Darth Vader's Star Destroyer immediately after the High Hermit commits heresy by embracing optimism]].
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* The Last Thursdayism claims that the Universe was actually created [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin last Thursday]], and any memories or evidence of events before that were created at the same time.
** The schism known as Next Thursdayism claims that the universe ''hasn't been created yet'', and what we think is happening now is just false memories we'll have [[MindScrew once it exists]]. Of course, some might argue that both sides are heretics: The Universe was created Last ''Tuesday''.
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* Xavism in ''SengokuBasara'' is a rather overt parody of the Catholic Church; its leader is a delusional (but well-meaning) LoveFreak who believes in the power of [[DefeatMeansFriendship blowing the crap out of someone to convert them]], all its adherents get bizarre baptismal names, and the "commandments" are all BrokenAesop versions of Christian dogma.
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** Only in part. There are people who really truly believe in the existence of The Force and who try to emulate the Jedi in their everyday lives. Places like Jedi Sanctuary, Real Jedi Knights.... Obviously, there are also Sith, though they are less extreme than in the movies.
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\n* Chutengodianism in ''Godless'' starts as a joke by a few teenagers, but takes on a life of its own (complete with its own heretics and fundamentalists.) In the end, [[spoiler:the narrator is the only one left who still follows it--he doesn't really believe in it, but he wishes he did.]]
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* [[http://www.tarvu.com/ Tarvuism]], created by the guys behind Look Around You and just as absurd.

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* [[http://www.tarvu.com/ Tarvuism]], created by the guys behind Look Around You ''LookAroundYou'' and just as absurd.
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\n* [[{{LOLCats}} Ceiling Cat]].

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* FlyingSpaghettiMonster.

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* FlyingSpaghettiMonster. Sometimes taken a ''bit'' too far.

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\n* In ''SouthPark'', Dawkins mentions the Flying Spaghetti Monster while talking to Mrs. Garrison during a lunch in the episode Go God Go.

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* [[PrincipiaDiscordia Discordianism]] has been described as a "religion masquerading as a joke" or a "joke masquerading as a religion." Both are [[MindScrew correct]].
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\n** "Well, this [[TemptingFate could have ended much worse]]..."

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* FlyingSpaghettiMonster, the most popular example.

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* FlyingSpaghettiMonster, the most popular example.FlyingSpaghettiMonster.
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\n* In ''[[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Boba Fett: Enemy Of the Empire]]'', Boba Fett tracks the titular enemy to a secluded hermitage on a volcanic planet, which is home to a stereotypical crazy sect called [[spoiler: the Ancient Order of Pessimists, who are eventually wiped out by Darth Vader's Star Destroyer immediately after the High Hermit commits heresy by embracing optimism]].

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Often takes the form of a CargoCult, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

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Often takes the form of a CargoCult, a GodGuise, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.
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Often takes the form of a GodGuise scheme, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

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Often takes the form of a GodGuise scheme, CargoCult, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up intentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a front on TheWarOnStraw, unless it's a some funny CargoCult, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

Often takes the form of a CargoCult, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up intentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a front on TheWarOnStraw, unless it's a some someone enacting a funny CargoCult, GodGuise, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

Often takes the form of a CargoCult, GodGuise scheme, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.
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See also PathOfInspiration which is more or less exactly this with evil instead of funny, CorruptChurch which is against organized religion, and ChurchOfHappyology which is a subtrope.

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See also PathOfInspiration PathOfInspiration, which is more or less exactly this with evil instead of funny, CorruptChurch CorruptChurch, which is against organized religion, and ChurchOfHappyology ChurchOfHappyology, which is a subtrope.
subtrope that parodies a very specific religion.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up intentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a TakeThat, unless it's a some funny CargoCult, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up intentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a TakeThat, front on TheWarOnStraw, unless it's a some funny CargoCult, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

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* Various Chtulhu cults.

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* Various Chtulhu Cthulhu cults.



* And many, many, many more.

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* [[http://www.tarvu.com/ Tarvuism]], created by the guys behind Look Around You and just as absurd.
* And [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_religion many, many, many more.more]].
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up instentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a TakeThat, unless it's a some funny CargoCult, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

Often takes a from of a CargoCult, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

See also PathOfInspiration which is more or less exactly this with evil instead of funny, CorruptChurch which is against organized religion, ChurchOfHappyology is a subtrope.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Made-up religion (made up instentionally intentionally to not make any sense for the viewer) which exists to parody some specific existing religion, a group of religions and religious beliefs, organized religion in general, or just any kind of religious belief. Usually serves as a TakeThat, unless it's a some funny CargoCult, then it's just PlayedForLaughs.

Often takes a from the form of a CargoCult, some bizarre CrystalDragonJesus cult, or a pastiche of a {{real life}} religion with SerialNumbersFiledOff.

See also PathOfInspiration which is more or less exactly this with evil instead of funny, CorruptChurch which is against organized religion, and ChurchOfHappyology which is a subtrope.

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