The Fascination with Fundamentalism in Hardcore Punk
Some bands echoed the Dead Kennedys' anti-Moral Majority messages; others embodied right-wing religion.
Moral Majority
A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Churches of the SubGenius & the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Our prophet explains that we may know what gravity is, but we don't know the cause of it, thus, “What if it is He, pushing us down with His Noodly Appendages, that causes this force?”
A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Dudeism, Invisible Pink Unicorns, and Americhrist Ltd.
Plotting exposure, parody seeks to unveil rather than to mask, to offer truths where it finds lies, deceit, or hypocrisy. So why has religion proven particularly prone to this means of comedic put-down?
Monty Python vs. the Religious Right
The Life of Brian tells us much about a period when disparate cultural values were battled over in a dramatic tug-of-war on the frontlines of society -- and for Monty Python, the threat of prison loomed.