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=== Parody and joke religions ===

=== Parody and joke religions ===

Several "religions" have been invented in an effort to denigrate or parody traditional religions.  As a rule, these religions do not have followers who actually believe the tenets of the religions.

Several "religions" have been invented in an effort to denigrate or parody traditional religions.  While most adherents of these "religions" are not serious believers, there are inevitably a few people who take the tenets seriously.

* [[Flying Spaghetti Monster|The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster]]

* [[Flying Spaghetti Monster|The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster]] - A joke religion created to parody Christianity

* [[Discordianism]]

* [[Discordianism]] - More likely than the rest of these to be taken seriously, due to parallels with actual religions and a more unified philosophical view than the rest on this list.

* [[Jedi]]

* [[Jedi]] - Based on the Star Wars universe, best known for the Australian census prank where large groups of pranksters claimed to be Jedi adherents

* [[Last Thursdayism]]

* [[Last Thursdayism]] - Another joke religion aimed at parodying Christianity, specifically aimed at Young Earth Creationism

* [[Church of the SubGenius|SubGeniism]]

* [[Church of the SubGenius|SubGeniism]] - Parodies both aspects of Christianity and Scientology

== Faith in organised religion ==

== Faith in organised religion ==