Editing Church of the SubGenius (section)

===Devivals===
[[File:Klaatu.JPG|thumb|[[Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)|Klaatu]], a character from the 1951 American science fiction film ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', who is celebrated by the Church of the SubGenius]]
Local groups of members of the Church of the SubGenius are known as "clenches". They host periodic events known as "devivals", which include sermons, music, and other art forms.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=83}} The term is used by both the Church of the SubGenius and [[Discordianism]]{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} for a gathering or festival of followers. The name is a pun on [[Revival meeting|Christian revival]]s.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=95}}

At devivals, leaders take comical names and give angry rants.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=93}} Many take place at bars or similar venues.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=106}} Cusack compares the style of the services to [[Pentecostal]] [[Christian revival|revivalism]];{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=93}} David Giffels of the ''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]'' calls them "campy preaching sessions".{{sfn|Giffels|1995}} Cusack posits that these events are examples of [[Peter Lamborn Wilson]]'s concept of [[Temporary Autonomous Zone]]s, spaces in which the ordinary constraints of social control are suspended.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=97}} On one occasion, the presence of a Church leader's wife at a SubGenius meeting that included public nudity and a goat costume contributed to her losing custody of her children in a court case. But the publicity surrounding the event was a boon to the Church's recruitment efforts.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=107}}

The Church also celebrates several holidays in honor of characters from fiction and popular culture, such as [[Monty Python]], [[Dracula]], and [[Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)|Klaatu]].{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=104}} The [[Association for Consciousness Exploration]] and pagan groups have occasionally assisted the Church in its events.{{sfn|Leiby|1994}}{{sfn|Cusack|2010|p=106}} Some SubGenius members put little emphasis on meetings, citing the Church's focus on individualism, though the ''Book of the SubGenius'' discusses community.{{sfn|Cusack|2010|pp=98–99}}

SubGenius devivals are not regularly scheduled, but are recorded on the SubGenius website.<ref name="devivals"/> Devivals have been held in multiple U.S. states, as well as China, the Netherlands, and Germany. The Church has also held Devivals at non-SubGenius events, such as [[Burning Man]] and the [[Starwood Festival]].<ref name="devivals">{{Cite web|title=SubSite – Past Events|url=http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/devivals.html|website=www.subgenius.com|access-date=2015-10-07}}</ref>

[[File:Ivanstang.jpg|right|thumb|Rev. [[Ivan Stang]] of the Church of the SubGenius at ''The Cyclone of Slack'']]
''The Cyclone of Slack''<ref name=PDXPoster>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/36254855@N00/4036592396/|title=Salvation – $10|access-date=2010-02-27|date=2009-10-22}}</ref><ref name=PDXDevival>{{cite web|url=http://pdxdevival.com/|title=Cyclone of Slack|access-date=2010-02-27|archive-date=2010-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128114112/http://pdxdevival.com/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> was a devival in [[Portland, Oregon]], in October 2009 put on by the Church of the SubGenius<ref name=HourOfSlack1232>{{cite web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos_logs/Hour_of_Slack_1232.html|title=Hour of Slack #1232 – Portland Cyclone of Slack Devival 1 – 59:08|access-date=2010-02-27}}</ref> and the organizers of Esozone{{Definition needed|date=March 2023}}.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} One of its more bizarre moments was when the alcohol and [[fire-and-brimstone]] sermon-fueled crowd in front of the stage began to sit down in twos and threes when the Duke of Uke began to play his [[ukulele]].<ref name="DukeofUke">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TPYhpNMM16I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622103424/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYhpNMM16I&list=PL780CA5F713329EBA&index=6&feature=plpp_video Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYhpNMM16I|title=Duke of Uke calms the Devival with the healing power of the ukulele|website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 October 2009 |access-date=2010-02-27}}{{cbignore}}</ref>