The Book of Mormon has left town, but as Josiah Hesse shows in his pop history of religious satire, the world's religions have long served as inspiration -- whether the mockery involves Mormons or Scientology.

Says stevedenver:

If a presidential candidate believed in Scientology, then perhaps it would receive more attention.

Reminder: the movie "THE MASTER" is being released soon and is said to have a lot in common with the story of L. Ron Hubbard, daddy of Dianetics.

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Watch for an interview with the director of The Master on westword.com later this week. In the meantime, post your thoughts on religious satire below.

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