pastafarianism

[Dave (imported)]

>>I think that I'm offended by this but I am not sure because everytime I read it I get a giggle fit ...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523

13 July 2011 Last updated at 10:42 ET

Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity

Driving licence of Niko Alm Having received his driving licence, Niko Alm now wants to get pastafarianism officially recognised.

An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".

Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.

Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.

The Austrian authorities required him to obtain a doctor's certificate that he was "psychologically fit" to drive.

The idea came into Mr Alm's noodle three years ago as a way of making a serious, if ironic, point.

A self-confessed atheist, Mr Alm says he belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a light-hearted faith whose members call themselves pastafarians.

Passport photos of Niko Alm with a colander on his head A medical interview established the self-styled 'pastafarian' was mentally fit to drive

The group's website states that "the only dogma allowed in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the rejection of dogma".

In response to pressure for American schools to teach the Christian theory known as intelligent design, as an alternative to natural selection, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote to the Kansas School Board asking for the pastafarian version of intelligent design to be taught to schoolchildren, as an alternative to the Christian theory.

Straining credulity

In the same spirit, Mr Alm's pastafarian-style application for a driving licence was a response to the Austrian recognition of confessional headgear in official photographs.

The licence took three years to come through and, according to Mr Alm, he was asked to submit to a medical interview to check on his mental fitness to drive but - straining credulity - his efforts have finally paid off.

It is the police who issue driving licences in Austria, and they have duly issued a laminated card showing Mr Alm in his unorthodox item of religious headgear.

The next step, Mr Alm told the Austrian news agency APA, is to apply to the Austrian authorities for pastafarianism to become an officially recognised faith.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523

[Riverwind (imported)]

>>I think that I'm offended by this but I am not sure because everytime I read it I get a giggle fit ...

<<

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523

13 July 2011 Last updated at 10:42 ET

Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity

Driving licence of Niko Alm Having received his driving licence, Niko Alm now wants to get pastafarianism officially recognised.

An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".

Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.

Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.

The Austrian authorities required him to obtain a doctor's certificate that he was "psychologically fit" to drive.

The idea came into Mr Alm's noodle three years ago as a way of making a serious, if ironic, point.

A self-confessed atheist, Mr Alm says he belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a light-hearted faith whose members call themselves pastafarians.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523

I am with you on this one, I got the giggling fits too and still have them.

Mac are you reading this, do you now understand why we should not teach religion in PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

River

[Dave (imported)]

Pardon me but it's time to bless the linguini

OK! Who filled the baptismal font with clam sauce?

And after the collection, the ushers will dunk the collection plates into water for 14 minutes and heat some marinara sauce and dinner will be served.

There's something RED in the chalice and it's not wine but it was cooked with a little garlic and basil ...

The new host is crostini with penne salad on the side.

I'm going to burn in hell for jokes like that.

[Sweetpickle (imported)]

the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote to the Kansas School Board asking for the pastafarian version of intelligent design to be taught to schoolchildren

I'm eager to know know what the pastafarian version is ?

[JesusA (imported)]

If all else fails, you can always check Wikipedia for information on Pastafarianism at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastafarianism (http://[URL="http://[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastafarianism).

You can also download the scriptures of the faith, The (http://[URL="http://[URL="http://loose-canon.fsm-consortium.com/the-loose-canon/) Loose Canon, for further study at

http://loose-canon.fsm-consortium.com/the-loose-canon/ (http://[URL="http://[URL="http://loose-canon.fsm-consortium.com/the-loose-canon/)

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[Cainanite (imported)]

I'm eager to know know what the pastafarian version is ?

I believe it is that Richard Dawkins created the world so he could spend his days arguing with Creationists.

[Dave (imported)]

I think this links works for WIKIPEDIA article on The Flying Spaghetti Monster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastafarianism

And this one works for the Loose Canon

http://loose-canon.fsm-consortium.com/the-loose-canon/

[foxytaur (imported)]

Dave you got my support o this one I'm a pastafarian "giggles"

Ramen!......... Brother

[foxytaur (imported)]

My worst fear with this thread is expanding the previously known thread regarding creationists & Science;

And Slammr(known to be an expertise at it)

my vote is with science LOLZ.........

If for some reason Creations get the upper hands(Fuuuuuuck that!);

I'm sticking with Pastafarianism.

[Riverwind (imported)]

I am getting my spaghetti strainer out now and will meet you guys at the annual meeting.

River