The Church of SubGenius is satirical. When July 5th 1998, 7am, came around and the X-ists didn't destroy the normal world, in many ways, they responded the same way as a serious cult. At first there was an "official answer" to what happened, and a spate of heretical counter-answers. But within a short time, one of the most extreme unofficial answers had been accepted by the Church and most of its followers (a conspiracy swapped Earth and Mars, so the flying saucers went to an empty planet), and the annual X-Day celebrations reflect that single answer, while people who insisted on other answers that don't fit as well with the new jokes... (read more)
The Church of SubGenius is satirical. When July 5th 1998, 7am, came around and the X-ists didn't destroy the normal world, in many ways, they responded the same way as a serious cult. At first there was an "official answer" to what happened, and a spate of heretical counter-answers. But within a short time, one of the most extreme unofficial answers had been accepted by the Church and most of its followers (a conspiracy swapped Earth and Mars, so the flying saucers went to an empty planet), and the annual X-Day celebrations reflect that single answer, while people who insisted on other answers that don't fit as well with the new jokes... (read more)