Religion

Yorktown

(2,884 posts) Wed May 20, 2015, 10:20 PM May 2015

New Religions: (1) the United Church of Bacon [View all]

About the Church
The United Church of Bacon is a real, legal church based in Las Vegas, Nevada with nearly 10,000 members worldwide.

We chose a funny bacon name to expose how wrong it is for society to give automatic respect and special legal privileges to religions. Is our saying we worship Bacon really any stranger than Catholics who say that communion wafers become the body of Christ? Unlike God, who is invisible, at least we can see Bacon. Bacon is demonstrably real.

Our name has nothing to do with a rude term for police officers. We respect the police and our founder is a decorated veteran.

We were founded in 2010 by friends of magician Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. We now have nearly 10,000 members from around the world.

Beliefs and Mission
The United Church of Bacon holds to a list of 9 Bacon Commandments. We tried to make it 10, but ran out of space on the tablets and didn’t want to start over.

Our mission is:

We oppose supernatural claims. We are skeptics and atheists. In our religion, we doubt religion.
We fight discrimination. Atheists are not inferior and should not be hated and marginalized.
We raise money for charity while accepting no donations for ourselves.
We perform legal weddings, always for free. How joyful!
We expose religious privileges as silly by claiming the same rights for Bacon.
We praise Bacon! If you don’t like pigs, praise Vegetarian Bacon or Turkey Bacon.

http://unitedchurchofbacon.org/about/

231 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

New Religions: (1) the United Church of Bacon [View all] Yorktown May 2015 OP

Sounds like the Flying Spaghetti Monster thing. hrmjustin May 2015 #1

It's very different. I do not believe in Bacon. Yorktown May 2015 #2

Sure enjoy. hrmjustin May 2015 #3

As long as they don't Rolando May 2015 #6

I doubt the IRS will give it. hrmjustin May 2015 #8

combine the two and you get carbonara!! pass the wine!! niyad May 2015 #4

lol. hrmjustin May 2015 #5

Amen! tech3149 May 2015 #9

May I join the interfaith group? Yorktown May 2015 #10

FSM and this bacon thing is not appropriate in interfaith or the prayer circle. hrmjustin May 2015 #12

Why the hell not? bvf May 2015 #13

Fsm is a parody of religion. hrmjustin May 2015 #14

The same could be said of christianity. bvf May 2015 #16

You can say whatever you want of Christianity but fsm will not hrmjustin May 2015 #17

Is there a list somewhere bvf May 2015 #31

No. The hosts know things that mock us when we see it. hrmjustin May 2015 #32

Uh huh. bvf May 2015 #38

Yep. hrmjustin May 2015 #42

So it really comes down bvf May 2015 #55

It is a matter of following the sop and fsm is mocking religion. hrmjustin May 2015 #56

Prove it. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #62

I am me and host of those rooms. hrmjustin May 2015 #66

That wasn't the issue AtheistCrusader May 2015 #73

No but it is the final word. hrmjustin May 2015 #75

I YAM THE LAW AtheistCrusader May 2015 #77

Call amnesty international right now! hrmjustin May 2015 #81

Either you don't understand, or don't care. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #88

I understand completely what you are doing and can see clear through it. hrmjustin May 2015 #89

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #188

Tthe same reason jugglers, mimes and other street performers are not. rug May 2015 #15

Or street preachers, correct? bvf May 2015 #19

As long as they're not juggling. rug May 2015 #21

Is juggling a sin? bvf May 2015 #34

It depends on what you're juggling. rug May 2015 #37

I see. bvf May 2015 #46

Peopl who van juggle live kittens are welcome anywhere any time. rug May 2015 #47

So if I belong bvf May 2015 #49

No need. hrmjustin May 2015 #50

See #47, courtesy of rug. bvf May 2015 #59

It is called a joke. hrmjustin May 2015 #60

interfaith is a joke? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #80

No buddy but you want to think that go ahead. hrmjustin May 2015 #83

So you are saying rug is a joke? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #84

No buddy. But i must admit i enjoy watching your frustration as you try to argue with him. hrmjustin May 2015 #86

I thought he was saying Warren Stupidity is a joke. rug May 2015 #91

Do you think you are a joke? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #103

Not at al. Do you? rug May 2015 #109

You do? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #125

See you around, Pee Wee. rug May 2015 #139

So you do think you are a joke. Interesting. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #143

Only when I talk to you. rug May 2015 #186

Well I'm glad that you agree that you are a joke. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #197

Only when seen talking with you. rug May 2015 #198

well you do that a lot. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #228

That must be why you took me off your alleged ignore list. rug May 2015 #229

. hrmjustin May 2015 #230

Jugglers, mimes and street performers killed less than organized religion Yorktown May 2015 #20

Don't you have a Dungeons and Dragons game to attend to? rug May 2015 #22

Why are you associating my Church with games? Yorktown May 2015 #23

That is known as a question that contains its own answer. rug May 2015 #25

No. The FSM boiled for our sins. I believe. Yorktown May 2015 #28

So, who are you taking to prom? rug May 2015 #33

. hrmjustin May 2015 #36

Water? Over pasta? heresy! Yorktown May 2015 #41

Your condescencion again. How sad. Yorktown May 2015 #39

Membership is limited SwankyXomb May 2015 #63

At last: a coherent answer. Yorktown May 2015 #64

Apparently if a religion wasn't made up by Middle Eastern goat herders long ago, Arugula Latte May 2015 #90

Bronze Age religions privilege.. Yorktown May 2015 #92

because words Warren Stupidity May 2015 #78

Are you calling me a liar? hrmjustin May 2015 #87

why would I do that? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #102

Why did you say? hrmjustin May 2015 #107

Do you think you gave an honest answer? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #126

Yes i did. everything i said her has been honest. hrmjustin May 2015 #127

so you have never posted anything here that was not entirely truthful? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #129

No one is perfect. hrmjustin May 2015 #131

Are you calling yourself a liar? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #132

no. hrmjustin May 2015 #133

text says otherwise. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #134

Alas one can not alert on oneself but you can alert on me. feel free to if you feel iam calling hrmjustin May 2015 #135

no, I'm fine with you calling yourself a liar. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #136

Are you sure? You seem very concerned about it. hrmjustin May 2015 #137

No really, now that you've confessed to being a liar, it is all good. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #144

No buddy i am not confessing to be a liar. hrmjustin May 2015 #145

text says otherwise. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #146

RIF. hrmjustin May 2015 #147

Run in fear? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #148

Reading is Fundamental. hrmjustin May 2015 #149

I don't think that is what you meant. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #156

And what do you think i meant? hrmjustin May 2015 #157

Radical Islamic Fundamentalist, obviously. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #158

oh. Well your wrong but thanks for trying. hrmjustin May 2015 #159

Call me a cock-eyed optimist. bvf May 2015 #93

Start a thread here. hrmjustin May 2015 #97

Why not in the prayer circle bvf May 2015 #98

If you are honest in your desire to offer these prayers than do it here. hrmjustin May 2015 #99

That is not an answer bvf May 2015 #101

Go to the owner and complain. hrmjustin May 2015 #106

Huge assumption on your part. bvf May 2015 #110

What is a huge assumption on my part? hrmjustin May 2015 #111

Anything I could post in response to this bvf May 2015 #112

if you can't explain yourself you should not have said anything to begin with. hrmjustin May 2015 #113

Keep trying. bvf May 2015 #114

I know you keep trying but try harder. hrmjustin May 2015 #115

Playground responses with smileys. Precious. bvf May 2015 #118

Well you the one having a hard time expressing yourself because you are a afraid of a hide. hrmjustin May 2015 #119

Another try, another fail. bvf May 2015 #128

Ok since you don't want to have z real conversation with me we are done. hrmjustin May 2015 #130

G'Bye! bvf May 2015 #138

Bigotry in action Yorktown May 2015 #18

Call me whatever you want but FSM will not be allowed in the prayer circle hrmjustin May 2015 #24

Religious intolerance!!! Yorktown May 2015 #26

You can post it here in the religion room. hrmjustin May 2015 #27

But I want to share with other believers. Yorktown May 2015 #29

Because it mocks us. hrmjustin May 2015 #30

So mockery is a worse sin than condemnation to eternal torture? Yorktown May 2015 #35

Well on this site the hosts decide what is ok in a safe haven and fsm is not ok hrmjustin May 2015 #40

No. That's exactly my point. Yorktown May 2015 #43

Where did I call you an atheist? hrmjustin May 2015 #44

By excluding me from the interfaith dialogue. Yorktown May 2015 #45

No and good night. hrmjustin May 2015 #48

Bigotry ;) Yorktown May 2015 #51

Go complain to the owner. hrmjustin May 2015 #52

OK. I'll make the case for equal religious rights. Yorktown May 2015 #53

Here is the link to ATA. hrmjustin May 2015 #54

Very well. I shall make the case for my faith. Yorktown May 2015 #57

Enjoy. hrmjustin May 2015 #58

Ask Skinner to set up a Flying Spaghetti Monster Group. rug May 2015 #95

Define "us," please. bvf May 2015 #116

People of faith. hrmjustin May 2015 #117

What faith? bvf May 2015 #123

I have but you don't like the answer. hrmjustin May 2015 #124

No, you absolutely haven't. bvf May 2015 #140

You have a lovely day. hrmjustin May 2015 #142

I guess I'm doubly up the creek. Jamastiene May 2015 #231

Rejecting the intentional parody of FSM is bigotry? rug May 2015 #94

Yes. And your attempt at word-police boomerangs back at you. Yorktown May 2015 #150

And the owner of the site answered my pm and said since I am the host of those rooms I hrmjustin May 2015 #151

You already said that a few times, and not too elegantly Yorktown May 2015 #152

Are you saying you are persecuted? hrmjustin May 2015 #154

You ARE persecuting my Church Yorktown May 2015 #163

I am persecuting you? hrmjustin May 2015 #166

Didn't my post state 'my Church'? Yorktown May 2015 #168

Your persecution claim is laughable. hrmjustin May 2015 #170

You also have the power of laughter? Awesome. Yorktown May 2015 #171

Yes I do. hrmjustin May 2015 #173

"...I and the other hosts are the boss." bvf May 2015 #153

No the owner sad so. hrmjustin May 2015 #155

No, no, no, nobody's complaining and you're boss Yorktown May 2015 #160

Then what is your complaint? hrmjustin May 2015 #161

Why? Do you leave room for any? Yorktown May 2015 #165

You are making accusations against me so i am questioning you about it. hrmjustin May 2015 #167

No accusations. I stated facts. Yorktown May 2015 #169

What are the principle beliefs of your church? hrmjustin May 2015 #172

See? You can accept interfaith dialogue, after all. Yorktown May 2015 #175

Why did you become a member and when? hrmjustin May 2015 #176

More interfaith dialogue. That's the ticket. Yorktown May 2015 #178

How long have you been a member? hrmjustin May 2015 #179

That is a reductionist attitude to faith Yorktown May 2015 #181

Do you think religion is fairy tales? hrmjustin May 2015 #182

Another reductionist question Yorktown May 2015 #193

Could you in your own words explain your religious beliefs? hrmjustin May 2015 #196

Wouldn't the setting for this questionnaire be the interfaith dialogue forum? Yorktown May 2015 #200

No. This room is the oerfect place. hrmjustin May 2015 #201

No. Doesn't do any good to sidetrack the study of the Church of Bacon. Yorktown May 2015 #203

Ok i guess there is no more to say. hrmjustin May 2015 #205

There is: irreducibly complex proof of the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Yorktown May 2015 #206

Enjoy! hrmjustin May 2015 #207

Again, the superior attitude of privileged believers Yorktown May 2015 #211

I said enjoy and i hope you do. hrmjustin May 2015 #213

I agree to discuss the tenets of my faith, not me as a person Yorktown May 2015 #216

What made you interested in it? hrmjustin May 2015 #217

No, you're back at me again. The FSM and Jah are so much bigger than us mortals. Yorktown May 2015 #219

And what is this God you believe in? hrmjustin May 2015 #220

The Flying Spaghetti Monster Yorktown May 2015 #221

How did he come into being? hrmjustin May 2015 #222

I thank you for your interest in the Flying Spaghetti Monster Yorktown May 2015 #223

tonight? hrmjustin May 2015 #224

Probably early tomorrow. Yorktown May 2015 #226

ok. hrmjustin May 2015 #227

Bless You PeoViejo May 2015 #204

At last, a person of faith in this sea of unbelievers Yorktown May 2015 #209

May you be touched by his Noodly Appendage, Brother PeoViejo May 2015 #215

May you feel the love of the Holy Flying Spaghetti Monster, brother Yorktown May 2015 #218

Whoosh! bvf May 2015 #162

Your conversation skills never cease to amaze me. hrmjustin May 2015 #164

Ok, "Boss." bvf May 2015 #174

What is the word for someone who espouse opinions he doesn't believe? rug May 2015 #177

Dan Dennett calls them 'Apostate Pastors', and there are quite a few Yorktown May 2015 #180

Go on, prove you're not a poseur. Simply type you genuinely believe in the FSM. rug May 2015 #183

Go on, prove apostate pastors are not poseurs. THEY state they believe in Yahweh. Yorktown May 2015 #184

Oh, but we're not talking about pastors. We're talking about you and FSM. rug May 2015 #185

You skipped my text, I answered about myself Yorktown May 2015 #187

No you didn't. You attempted parody and failed. rug May 2015 #189

Would you dare call the beliefs of jews or Buddhists a farce? Yorktown May 2015 #190

I already told you. It is not abour belef, it's about posing rug May 2015 #191

I already answered that question Yorktown May 2015 #192

It looks like you have. rug May 2015 #194

Inadvertently, you defined many religions Yorktown May 2015 #195

No, i defined your subthread. rug May 2015 #199

That's a '"it's not me, it's you" kind of answer. Yorktown May 2015 #202

It may be biut it's extremely accurate. rug May 2015 #208

Yes. You were so dead on target. Yorktown May 2015 #210

You should be more concerned about my disrespect for your skill in satire. rug May 2015 #212

Dang. I won't sleep all night. Yorktown May 2015 #214

I'm an ordained minister in both churches. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #61

And? hrmjustin May 2015 #65

But? Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #67

Well! hrmjustin May 2015 #68

Ah! Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #69

Good! hrmjustin May 2015 #70

Gadzooks! Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #71

They are every bit as real as your church. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #72

Whatever. skinner just told me that i am the host of those rooms so it is my call. hrmjustin May 2015 #74

Yes, it is. Has consequences to your credibility though. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #76

And what consequences would that be? hrmjustin May 2015 #79

Everyone can see AtheistCrusader May 2015 #82

Yeah and other than a handful of people including yourself no one else seems to mind. hrmjustin May 2015 #85

You'd be surprised. bvf May 2015 #105

Oh? Tell me how? hrmjustin May 2015 #108

An ordained minister of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster invoking credibility. rug May 2015 #96

. hrmjustin May 2015 #100

At least as credible as the pope. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #122

Are there any other attributes of his you wish to claim? rug May 2015 #141

is emeril lagasse the head of this church? niyad May 2015 #7

From their site, apparently not Yorktown May 2015 #11

Here's one of its prophets.... pokerfan May 2015 #120

Hahaha, one of his best bits. trotsky May 2015 #121

I love Bacon stage left May 2015 #104

A step in the right direction Yorktown May 2015 #225