The Church Of Golly
Gol instructs the Pharacites
Welcome to the official website of
The Church Of Golly.
If you are surprised to be here, we are thrilled.
We hope that finding this site
will lead to the Surprise Of Your Life, because Surprise and Doubt are what we are all about.
Follow the navigation bar above to learn more.
See below for the latest Church news and a message of Doubt from Church founder
Oval Rubber.
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The Church Of Golly.
If you are surprised to be here, we are thrilled.
We hope that finding this site
will lead to the Surprise Of Your Life, because Surprise and Doubt are what we are all about.
Follow the navigation bar above to learn more.
See below for the latest Church news and a message of Doubt from Church founder
Oval Rubber.
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Today's Doubtul Definition:
PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man. "The pig is taught by sermons and epistles To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles." --Judibras |
The Quotation in Rotation:
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. --William Shakespeare |
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Breaking news from Church headquarters:
Ethyl: We're staying together
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Ethyl Rubber says she and husband Oval will be together "until the big surprise comes" and her previous announcement of an impending divorce was a cheap publicity stunt. "It sure worked," she said on the phone from her office, speaking to Webmaster Alex Monday. "All the media outlets that would like to see trouble in the house of Golly gobbled it up. It was better than running ads about the Church in a dozen major papers." When asked if Oval was in on the plot, she demurred, saying simply, "He knows I always have something up my sleeve." Monday called Oval the next day, which happened to be Tuesday, to ask for his perspective on the hoax. "I'll have a statement on Wednesday, Monday," he said.
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Letters to the Editor
Editor: Who is Golly anyway? I don't see him mentioned anywhere in the Bible. I am a Christian and I don't have any doubt that I am saved. Why should I doubt? What is this Surprise you talk about? Is this a cult?
--John P., Seattle, WA
Editor: In reply to John P. of Seattle--You can be a Christian and a Gollyite at the same time. You say Why should I doubt? But clearly you doubt that Gollyism is the true way. That's great. Start there and with time you may realize that there are other things you doubt. You don't have to jump right in doubting your own religion. Doubting the big things is not something everybody can do right away.
--Michael D., Houston, KS
--John P., Seattle, WA
Editor: In reply to John P. of Seattle--You can be a Christian and a Gollyite at the same time. You say Why should I doubt? But clearly you doubt that Gollyism is the true way. That's great. Start there and with time you may realize that there are other things you doubt. You don't have to jump right in doubting your own religion. Doubting the big things is not something everybody can do right away.
--Michael D., Houston, KS
You can respond to letters published here or send one on a topic of your own choosing.
Send your letters to: editor@churchofgolly.com
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Send your letters to: editor@churchofgolly.com
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The Oval Corner
By Oval Rubber
Founder of The Church Of Golly and
Host Emeritus of The By Golly Show
By Oval Rubber
Founder of The Church Of Golly and
Host Emeritus of The By Golly Show
Hello, Doubters! This is Oval, and I may be the biggest doubter of all. In fact, I doubt whether anyone is reading this. That is OK, because I am always willing to be surprised if I hear from someone about it. After my last offering I received several emails and at least one phone call from people who were surprised at some of the things I had said. In such cases, I never ask whether or not the person is a Gollyite. I realize that long-time members find it harder to doubt what I say, because they are accustomed to me saying surprising things, so it follows that responses I get to my writings may more likely come from people who either have no doubt, or have only a casual relationship with the teachings of Gollyism. Actually, I have no personal position on the matter. In fact, the Church of Golly does not keep official records of Church membership (a policy which can be problematic at times, particularly in connection with the IRS!), so unless someone professes membership or is personally known to me as a member, I really don't know how many Gollyites there are, even in my own local church. That probably seems to many logical thinkers to put in question what is the actual definition of a member of the Church. Our creed, to the extent that we have one, is probably even more amorphous than that of our friends the Unitarian Universalists. True Gollyites doubt everything as far as they are able, even the teachings of Golly and the Church. The reward, one might say, for all this doubt is an abundance of surprise--including the surprise of finding that something you doubted is actually true. Many critics have said that the Church Of Golly is not a religion because it does not require any spiritual discipline or commitment. But what I have said above makes it clear, if you give it a little thought, that Gollyism may well be the most difficult religion to practice. The flip side is, that it may well be the easiest because it has no rules. Even after all these years, I still face that seeming contradiction every day. And like the koans of our other friends the Zen Buddhists, any answer you might come up with is no answer at all.
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Just remember:
"Doubt all that you see."
Because:
"Doubt strengthens our Surprise."
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This website is satire. All public figures and institutions mentioned here are presented in that light. The concepts and topics dealt with in this website are serious,
but the presentation never is. The Church of Golly is a fictional creation (at least so far!).
The teachings can be beneficially applied to one's life, but it is all about humor--political and satirical--and
everything said herein should be DOUBTED!
but the presentation never is. The Church of Golly is a fictional creation (at least so far!).
The teachings can be beneficially applied to one's life, but it is all about humor--political and satirical--and
everything said herein should be DOUBTED!
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