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I have. Well, the ones I've come across are more like a satire of specific types or groups within Christianity. Like fundamentalists, or creationists.
I count three so far. A site called godhatessinners. I came across that site about a year ago, and knew something was off from the start--the things the forum members, especially the admins, were saying were beyond ridiculous.
It apparently no longer exists because when you try to go to that site now, it redirects you to landover baptist...another satire site, just as if not more ridiculous than the other. This actually admits it's a satire, though--you just have to know where to look for it. I think it's somewhere in the terms of service.
Here's a wiki article with sources explaining who made the site and everything: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church
And then there's one that I just came across called Objective Ministries. At least it appears to be a hoax of some kind. This one is very subtle and very elaborate, very thorough--not everyone agrees that it's a hoax. They have legitimate links to other sites, and even a store.
But after reading some stuff on the site, it just got to feel very "off" to me.
I personally think it's terrible that someone would think it worth their time to create such an elaborate hoax. People, Christian and atheist alike, join these sites thinking they're real.
I count three so far. A site called godhatessinners. I came across that site about a year ago, and knew something was off from the start--the things the forum members, especially the admins, were saying were beyond ridiculous.
It apparently no longer exists because when you try to go to that site now, it redirects you to landover baptist...another satire site, just as if not more ridiculous than the other. This actually admits it's a satire, though--you just have to know where to look for it. I think it's somewhere in the terms of service.
Here's a wiki article with sources explaining who made the site and everything: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church
And then there's one that I just came across called Objective Ministries. At least it appears to be a hoax of some kind. This one is very subtle and very elaborate, very thorough--not everyone agrees that it's a hoax. They have legitimate links to other sites, and even a store.
But after reading some stuff on the site, it just got to feel very "off" to me.
I personally think it's terrible that someone would think it worth their time to create such an elaborate hoax. People, Christian and atheist alike, join these sites thinking they're real.
