The Church of the SubGenius

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Church_of_the_SubGenius

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:parody_religion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Ivan_Stang gptkb:Philo_Drummond
gptkbp:foundedIn	1970s
gptkbp:hasFestival	Devival X-Day Drills
gptkbp:hasStation	gptkb:Hour_of_Slack
gptkbp:hasTheme	gptkb:satire absurdism counterculture anti-authoritarianism irony
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:satire gptkb:science_fiction gptkb:Discordianism counterculture
gptkbp:mainDeity	gptkb:J._R._"Bob"_Dobbs
gptkbp:mediaAppearance	Arise! (video) Hour of Slack radio show SubGenius Pamphlet #1
gptkbp:motto	Eternal Salvation or Triple Your Money Back! Pull the wool over your own eyes!
gptkbp:notableEvent	X-Day (July 5, 1998 and annually)
gptkbp:notableMember	Rev. Ivan Stang Dr. Philo Drummond Papa Joe Mama Puzzling Evidence
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:The_Book_of_the_SubGenius
gptkbp:parodyOf	gptkb:religion conspiracy theories televangelism consumer culture apocalyptic prophecy self-help movements
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Revelation_X:_The_"Bob"_Apocryphon High Weirdness by Mail The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack Three-Fisted Tales of "Bob"
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:Slack gptkb:X-Day gptkb:Pinks Yetis SubGenii
gptkbp:rituals	Slack gathering X-Day celebration baptism by immersion in beer
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:Slack Praise "Bob"! Quit your job! SubGenius must have Slack!
gptkbp:symbol	image of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs Pipe of Bob Dobbs
gptkbp:website	https://www.subgenius.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Paul_Mavrides gptkb:Hal_Robins
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Church of the SubGenius