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A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Dudeism, Invisible Pink Unicorns, and Americhrist Ltd.
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A User’s Guide to Parody Religions: Dudeism, Invisible Pink Unicorns, and Americhrist Ltd.

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 / 21 February 2014

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
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Monty Python vs. the Religious Right

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 / 14 January 2014

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.

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Pussy Riot and the Art of Political Pranks

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 / 18 October 2013
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Family Guy’s Sunday Services

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 / 6 September 2013
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Is ‘The Simpsons’ TV’s Most Sacred Show?

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 / 23 June 2013
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Comics-in-Chief: Laughing With (and At) the Presidents — The Scathing Slice of the Satirical Edge

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 / 2 May 2013
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Comics-in-Chief: Laughing With (and At) the Presidents – The Watershed Moment of Political Humor

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 / 21 February 2013
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Comics-in-Chief: Laughing With (and At) the Presidents – The Growth of Democracy & the Flow of Humor

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 / 31 January 2013
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Political Humor and Its Diss Contents

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 / 14 October 2012
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: Bill Hicks and Bill Maher

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 / 2 August 2012
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: George Carlin and Richard Pryor

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 / 10 May 2012
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition: Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce

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 / 19 January 2012