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cbayer

(146,218 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:26 AM Oct 2014

Cult of the Drunken Wookiee: Mardi Gras krewe founds new religion

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cult-drunken-wookiee-mardi-gras-krewe-founds-new-religion-article-1.1969894

A group of friends in New Orleans started a religion to worship Chewbacchus, an amalgamation of Han Solo's co-pilot from Star Wars and the Roman god of wine and revelry. 'We got tax exempt status like any other church or charitable non-profit organization,' a high priest for the cult said.

BY MICHAEL WALSH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Friday, October 10, 2014, 9:05 AM

Pray it up, fuzzball.

A rogue squadron of Star Wars super-fans in New Orleans created a new "religion" to worship a fictional character from far, far away.

The Cult of the Drunken Wookiee grew out of the Krewe of Chewbaccus, a science-fiction themed Mardi Gras parade group.

"We worship Chewbacchus. We made him up. We pulled him from the ether of existence. We scooped him out of the zeitgeist and manifest him here on Earth for our own pleasure," high priest Ryan Ballard told the Daily News.

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Cult of the Drunken Wookiee: Mardi Gras krewe founds new religion (Original Post) cbayer Oct 2014 OP

Why not? PeoViejo Oct 2014 #1

Mardi Gras has deep religious roots, both serious and in fun. cbayer Oct 2014 #2

I bet these are the people who get super-pissed about Vector Prime. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #3

Makes as much sense as all the other phil89 Oct 2014 #4

It's a spoof, as so many of the mardi gras krewes are. cbayer Oct 2014 #5

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

1. Why not?

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:33 AM

Oct 2014

In the name of the Pasta, Sauce and Holy Meatballs.

Ramen

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

2. Mardi Gras has deep religious roots, both serious and in fun.

Reply to PeoViejo (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:35 AM

Oct 2014

This is just a continuation of the fun part.

I bet their party will be a blast.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

3. I bet these are the people who get super-pissed about Vector Prime.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:54 AM

Oct 2014

phil89

(1,043 posts)

4. Makes as much sense as all the other

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 12:37 PM

Oct 2014

religions. I wish them luck!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

5. It's a spoof, as so many of the mardi gras krewes are.

Reply to phil89 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 12:44 PM

Oct 2014

Many of them have themes from greek and roman mythology. Pretty much all of them spoof monarchies.

As opposed to ridicule, it's a spoof and not meant to offend religious people at all.

If you haven't done New Orleans, that might be hard to understand, but there is a big difference.

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