The Book of the Subgenius
Book description
Either a hilarious parody of a religious text or an informative collection of totally real stories from a definitely real church that could be the foundation-stone of the promised kingdom of peace and harmony—the decision is yours to make.
What is the Church of SubGenius? Who is J.R. "Bob" Dobbs,…
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Forty years on, The Book of the SubGenius continues to mystify. Is SubGenius a joke disguised as a religion or a religion disguised as a joke? Either way, it’s hilarious.
I picked this book out at random at a bookstore and opened it to find a passage reading, “You probably think you may have wandered into a bookstore and picked this book out at random, but it was ordained that you would find this.” Spooky but intriguing.
I was taken in with the hilarious description of the religious teachings of award-winning siding salesman J.R. “Bob” Dobbs. The doctrine of the…
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