The Simpsons Spoofs Religion

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1183

I could not embed the Hulu video but if that link does not work for you here is just the song from the clip:

           This Clip is from the Simpsons in which Homer joins a secret club (called the Stonecutters) that controls the world It turns out that the Homer is believed to be their "messiah" who will lead the Stonecutters to greatness. Eventually, Homer angers the "cult,” and all the Stonecutters quit to form the Ancient Mythic Society of No Homers. This episode is one of the many ways that the Simpsons satirize religion.

The Stonecutters are in many ways a fake group as they do very little other than drinking beer. In this short clip though, one can see some of the ways that Stonecutters acts very similar to organized religion. One way is that they dress in a certain way when attending meetings. Next, they are constantly looking for a “messiah.” They also have a common song that the group knows, just like prayer in organized religion.

The creation of the No Homers Society is very similar to the creation of Festivas in Seinfeld, where a group of people creates something to oppose the previous group they were in. The Costanzas and The Stonecutters except Homer were frustrated with the celebration of the holidays and Homer respectively and decided to create their own group/religion in order to celebrate (or drink beer) in the way they wanted to.