The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of a parody religion founded in 2005 by Oregon State University physics graduate Bobby Henderson to protest the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to require the teaching of...
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The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of a parody religion founded in 2005 by Oregon State University physics graduate Bobby Henderson to protest the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to require the teaching of intelligent design, or creationism, as an alternative to biological evolution.
In an open letter on his website, Henderson professes belief in a supernatural Creator that resembles spaghetti and meatballs called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and calls for Pastafarianism to be taught in science classrooms, essentially invoking a reductio ad absurdum argument against the teaching of intelligent design.
Followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster call themselves Pastafarians, a portmanteau of pasta and Rastafarian.
CAN I GET A “RAMEN” FROM THE CONGREGATION?! Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today’s fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM’s devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it’s the assuring touch from the FSM’s “noodly appendage.” Then there are those who love the worship service, which... Read Full Story
Looks like it wasn't Jesus after all! It was The Flying Spaghetti Monster! Bless his noodly goodness! Source: TravisJMorgan http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url;=example.com&title;=TITLE&bodytext;=DESCRIPTION&topic;=TOPIC
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Darwinian evolution? Intelligent design? In a letter to a Kansas school board, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster devotees demand that Pastafarian beliefs be taught in public schools along with other theories of creation.
Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel... Read Full Story
Have you ever heard of Pastafarianism? No? Okay, have you ever heard of The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Think I'm joking? Think I might have made it up? The amazing thing is...NO! "Discovery News reports the finding of a fossil formed around a many-armed creature. Dating shows that this creature was in the area hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs existed. The implications for Pastafarians are obvious: this is strong evidence that the FSM has been hanging around since... Read Full Story
Eww, Valentine’s day tomorrow, also known as international act like a sheep day. Who let the dogs out ?
I had to do that.
Now, onto serious business. Can you remember the last argument (debate) you had? If you don’t remember, go on and have one right now. You can debate the existence of the abominable snowman , thought by some to stalk the Himalayan Mountains. See if you can prove or disprove his existence to one of your friends/family members.
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Well, I've lived a good long time and I still don't understand people. There is a blog just a-full of atheistic science; it is called Cosmic Variance. Well, they just went and shot themselves down!! Just read : ------------------ But then I stumbled across the Flying Spaghetti Monster page at CreationWiki: The Encyclopedia of Creation Science . This is my new candidate for Funniest Page on the Internet. Marvel as they explain, with helpful charts and a compelling level of earnestness, why... Read Full Story
This is long overdue! I can't believe I didn't post it earlier! The shame of it. Last month we of the Penn State Atheist/Agnostic Association raised over $500 for the Nobel-Prize-winning Doctors Without Borders . How? By reading aloud from sacred texts of course! We figured that people the world over need good medical care no matter who they are and no group does it better than Doctors Without Borders. Religious people regularly tout their charity and we want to give. So why not give us a... Read Full Story
Transcript of today's show: When religious scholars gathered at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting this weekend, pasta was on the agenda. There to give talks was the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster , a satirical pseudo-religion bent on raising serious questions about science and religion. The Flying Spaghetti Monster first emerged in Kansas in 2005 to challenge the decision to teach intelligent design in the state's public schools. In protest of the "junk science" of ID... Read Full Story
Right now, as a lesbian in California, it’s hard not to feel religiously persecuted, or at least persecuted by religion.
After all, the group working hardest to repeal the marriage rights of same-sex couples in California is the Mormon Church .
Hello? Are religious extremists that work to remove the government-granted rights of individuals now tolerated in California? Isn’t this part of what we supposedly oppose, as a nation, all over the world?
One of my favorite responses to... Read Full Story
(It's my first wedding anniversary this week-end. The following was written 9-17-05) Realizing most women want a suave invitation to a date, I looked forward to meeting the Legislative Assistant to discuss ‘issues’ with the utility companies in order to ask her out for dinner. Throughout the week, we exchanged quite a few emails, all of which humorous, but under the guise of: How are going to solve some of these political issues? Our discussion about ‘utility issues’ pried bar open a door... Read Full Story
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