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Atheists worship pork at the self-proclaimed Church of Bacon
Fox News ^ | May 28, 2015 | Matt Finn

Posted on 05/28/2015 4:53:25 PM PDT by EveningStar

For some eating bacon is a religious experience. But in Las Vegas, there’s a group dedicated to the worship of the cured pork.

Founded in 2010, the United Church of Bacon now claims nearly 10,000 members worldwide and is based on beliefs that include its followers must love the smell of bacon.

"...we say bacon is real therefore it’s our god."

“Bacon is a way to bring people together, even if you are religious, there’s no discrimination. You can have a god before bacon,” said church founder and ex-Marine John Whiteside. “I like pigs in a blanket, that’s great, I like donuts and bacon, any type of bacon is great.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Religion; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bacon; church; churchofbacon; lasvegas; nevada; unitedchurchofbacon
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To: cripplecreek

Was that legit?


21 posted on 05/28/2015 5:47:00 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: 9thLife

I’m no Atheist but that’s still a church I could support.Mmmmm bacon!!!


22 posted on 05/28/2015 6:06:03 PM PDT by Baltimore ken (Baltimore Ken and business opportunities from North and South alik)
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To: RightGeek

ROTFLMAO.


23 posted on 05/28/2015 6:11:31 PM PDT by Baltimore ken (Baltimore Ken and business opportunities from North and South alik)
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To: EveningStar

I like bacon too much to become a vegan...baaaccccooonnnnn!


24 posted on 05/28/2015 6:16:10 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: EveningStar
I *enjoy* bacon...and *worship* the One that gave it to us.
25 posted on 05/28/2015 6:52:10 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obama;America's Ambulance Chaser-In-Chief)
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To: mountainlion

Their Boss Hog. Much more than the god of Hazzard County. Who knew?


26 posted on 05/28/2015 7:11:19 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: EveningStar

The best thing that can be said is that they discriminate against Muslims.


27 posted on 05/28/2015 7:13:11 PM PDT by WriteOn (Truth)
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