The Church, which was established in 1953 is quite popular and seen as a "parody" of religious cults, including Scientology, the Raelians, the Unification Church, and racist hate groups such as Christian Identity. It is viewed as a satire that mocks organized religion or as the church describes itself, "a cynisacreligion."
Church founder, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs has predicted that a fleet of flying saucers will arrive in July to destroy the worldwide conspiracy against the church, while all ordained SubGenius ministers will be rescued by escape vessels piloted by the Alien Sex Goddesses, also known as the Xists.
The church has invited its members worldwide to gather together for the final hours in Sherman, New York from Thursday, June 28 to Thursday, July 5, at a clothing-optional outdoor campground called Brushwood Folklore Center. The first gathering at this compound took place in 1996, and the event has increased in size and participants each year. In 1998, it was designated the first true "X-Day," and each successive year has added one to the total. This year's celebration in 2007 is X-Day 10, or X-Day X.
In preparation for the end of the world event, the church has also engaged in a massive recruitment campaign. According to its records, the church currently has approximately 100,000 members worldwide. The Church of the SubGenius tries to recruits those who refuse to conform to the norms of society, including disbelievers, blasphemers, pranksters, rebels, hackers, pornographers, geeks and outcasts.
Sexual freedom is an important part of church’s doctrine and performers and producers from the adult entertainment industry are being sought for the X-Day celebrations. Only ordained ministers of SubGenius will be allowed at the event, but the church is accepting memberships at $30 up until the final hours of July 4.
Needless to say, the church has faced much controversy since its foundation, and the upcoming X-Day celebration promises to be no different. In the late 1980s, members of the church were accused of spreading a virus in Macintosh computers known as the "Peace Virus."
Numerous articles have been written about the church in such noteworthy publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wired Online, Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Report. As well, broadcast reports have been produced by CNN and NPR.
In April 1999, officials of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts shut down an official SubGenius Revival gathering because they believed that the church was affiliated with the Trenchcoat Mafia (the organization blamed for the Columbine high school shootings), though authorities later realized the association was mistaken. In its January 1, 2000 issue, a Time magazine poll declared J.R. "Bob" Dobbs the biggest fraud of the 20th century.
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"Our world is full of many tragedies but the biggest tragedy is the one that is bred from ignorance." RJF
traveling and unraveling
mysteries in the lair
Of a journey's daunted
and fools taunted
by the eyes
of a demonic stare
Visions blinded
by ancient fire
in the depth's hollow
Lured by Satan's desire
but for only fools to follow
By: Ricky J. Fico
http://www.tri-umphs.com/vagabonds.html
Also, a very appropriate poem!
you can read:http://www.tri-umphs.com/synchronicity.html
http://www.tri-umphs.com/epiphany.html and perhaps you will get an idea why my summation....
and thank you!
First Ricky: I will certainly check that out.
Erica: Just the word "SubGenius" makes me think of someone who's not too bright.
Shannon: You go, girl!
Melissa: Yeah, I saw it and it really is strange.
Carol: Very true!
There have been many predictions on the end, it will end when it does, if ever.