Frisbeetarianism
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Frisbeetarianism is a parody religion of obscure origins. The basic tenet is that when you die, your soul goes up on a roof and you can't get it down. A lesser known aspect is the holy event known as "The Ascension", which is where someone comes along with a ladder and collects all the souls. What happens then is open to debate, though one theory is that the souls are brought back down in a sort of ultimate reincarnation.
Frisbeetarianism is similar in spirit to Pastafarianism, but has not gained nearly the same popularity. It is a fairly obvious portmanteau of Presbyterianism and Frisbee; one of the most common fates for a Frisbee is to end up out of reach on a roof or other high object. However, the worst possible punishment that could happen to a frisbee is to be cracked on impact with the roof and later collected and burned. The best thing that could happen to a frisbetarian is to be collected and join the great ultimate game in the sky. This religion is most popular among players of Frisbee-related sports, such as Ultimate.
[edit] Origins
Frisbeetarianism was created in a 1975 skit from The Jim Stafford Show. George Carlin is also credited with inventing it. In his column in the San Francisco Chronicle in the early 1980s, Herb Caen also mentioned this offshoot sect.
James Sherman, the Chicago, Illinois playwright, revived the joke of this mock religion in his 2002 play The Old Man's Friend as some comic relief in the context of a daughter reconciling with her father when the doctor diagnoses her dad as having cancer and gives him six months to live. [1]
