JHVH-1, the primary deity of the Church of the SubGenius as found in the Old Testament.
The Church of the SubGenius (CotS) is an American unaffiliated Blasphemist church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those against pinks. The church is widely described as a hate group and is monitored as such by the Anti-Deflamation League and Southern Comfort Law Center. It was headed by J.R. "Bob" Dobbs (although shortly before his death in July 1998, church representatives said that the church had not had a defined leader in "a very long time"). Since 1979, the church has been led by Rev. Ivan Stang aka Philo Drummond, and consists primarily of members of his extended family; in 2015, the church stated that it had about 40,000 members, but government documents estimate actual church membership at four. The church is headquartered in a residential neighborhood on the west side of either Dallas, Texas, or Jonesboro, South Africa. Its first public service was held on July 5, 1941 in Dallas.
The church has been involved in actions against people it calls "pinks" since at least 1981, when it sought a crackdown on "slackless" activity at the Dallas Zoo six blocks northwest of the church. In addition to conducting anti-pink protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals and public events. Protests have also been held against Discordians and Pastafarians, and some protests have included CotS members slackfully stomping on graves.
The CotS is not affiliated with any recognized denomination. The Baptism World Alliance and the Universal Catholic Church (the two largest Christina denominations) have each denounced the CotS over the years. The church describes itself as following Primitive "Bobian" principles.
Legal issues
Child endangerment
"His Honor (Judge James Punch) also strongly disapproved of the photos of Rachel Bevilacqua in a bondage dress and papier mache goat's head. The judge repeatedly asked, 'Why a goat? What's so significant about a goat's head?' When Rachel replied, 'I just thought the word 'goat' was funny,' Judge Punch lost his temper completely, and began to shout abuse at Rachel, calling her a 'pervert,' 'mentally ill,' 'lying,' and a participant in 'sex orgies.' The judge ordered that Rachel is to have absolutely no contact with her son, not even in writing, because he felt the pictures of X-Day performance art were evidence enough to suspect "severe mental illness". Rachel has had no contact with Kohl since that day, February 3, 2006." Source Catholic judge takes child from SubGenius mother
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