Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The SPOCK


Any of you Monty Python fans? Oh come on! Just between us.... Hey remember that line, often done nude at a pipe organ..... And now for something completely different!....? Oh boy have I found something different....I really thought long and hard about putting this up. Seems my fondness for the weird wins....and so....Now for something completely different...


In Lynchburg VA there resides one of the most unusual churches in the world. Founded in 1977, “The Spock,” as the church is called, is the world’s only church of Star Trek, a religion centered on the popular 1960’s television series Star Trek. “The Spock” promotes beliefs associated with one of the popular characters in the TV series, Mr. Spock, who was from a peace-loving race of aliens known as “Vulcans.”

The ideology of the church is centered on so-called Vulcan philosophy which includes the belief in pure “logic” and which emphasizes a lifestyle devoid of emotion. A huge stained-glass likeness of the church’s namesake is featured in the sanctuary, where churchgoers recite sequences of dialogue from the series and participate in what they call a “Holy Mind Meld.” Many church members wear stick-on pointed ears (mimicking those of the TV character) during services and at other church functions (in one case of excessive dedication to the “faith,” one member attempted to have his ears surgically altered but with disastrous results, requiring extensive corrective surgery). Oh and it gets stranger....click the title for more...you have been warmed

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