The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster

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The Flying Spaghetti Monster

• The Spaghedeity • Extremely modest• Created the world! • Wrote the 8 I’d Really

Rather You Didn’ts• Pirates are His chosen

peoplehttp://www.venganza.org

Pastafarianism

• It’s not a joke, it’s a legitimate religion• The letter that started it all:–Written by Bobby Henderson in 2005–Response to the Kansas School Board’s

proposition–Argued that his beliefs should be taught

alongside those of others

Pastafarianism (cont.)

• General Beliefs:– Pirates=Holiest of the Holy – Friday is a Religious Holiday – Do not take themselves too seriously

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The Eight “I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts”

1. Act holier-than-thou to those that choose not to believe in me2. Use my existence to oppress, subjugate, and/or be mean to

others 3. Judge people for the way they look4. Indulge in conduct that offends yourself5. Challenge the bigoted, misogynist, hateful ideas of others on an

empty stomach 6. Build Multimillion-dollar churches/temples/mosques/shrines in

my honor7. Go around telling people I talk to you, you’re not that interesting8. Choose not to practice safe sex

Pirates

• The original Pastafarians

• Amount of pirates is directly related to global warming

• Honored on Halloween and Talk Like a Pirate Day, among others

Holidays

Other Holidays •Halloween•International Talk Like a Pirate Day•Friday

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Pastafarianism• Pastover• Ramendan• Holiday

Mainstream Religions • Passover/Easter• Ramadan• Christmas

Religion In the US

Christian

Un-affil-iate

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Jewish Buddhist Muslim Hindu Other

Most Pastafarians fall into this category. However, people of all religions are accepted by His Noodliness.

Controversy

• Dog tags • Pirate regalia • Pasta Strainer

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The Cultural Phenomenon

• Thousands of followers– Mainly located on college campuses and in Europe

• Arts – Many renditions of the FSM created

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Appearances In Television & Literature

• Futurama • The God Delusion by

Richard Dawkins • Atheist Universe by

David Mills

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http://en.wikipedia.orghttp://www.superstarsofscience.com

Scientific Thumbs Ups!• Andrew D Pohlman, RN• Guy Davies PhD Computer Science,

Royal Institute of Technology• Dmitry Kaplan, PhD• Tom Durkin, PhD• Charles E. Lance, PhD, Professor of

Psychology• Jeff Young, PhD• Gerard S. Harbison, Professor of

Chemistry, UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska• Jobst Meyer, PhD, Professor of

Behavioral Genetics• Dr Mark Hutchinson (Adelaide, South

Australia)• Roy Smith, PhD

• Simon Harrison Chen, Lic. (London, UK)

• Gwendolynn Sue Daniels, PhD• S. Bilson-Thompson, PhD (Australia)• Daniel M. Gallagher, M.A., Educator• Matthew L. Scully, Aerospace

engineer• Craig Behnke, PhD• Alison Bernstein• G.S. Barkin, PhD, Asst. Professor of

Anthropology• Gregory Sword, PhD• Chris Westbury, PhD• Rev. E. Wayne Ross, PhD

Works Cited

•Flying Spaghetti Monster. 2012. 15 December 2011.•Henderson, Bobby. The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. 2012. 15 December 2011.•—. The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. New York: Villard, 2006.•Peralta, Eyder. Austrian Man Wins Right To Wear Pasta Strainer In License Photo. 13 July 2011. 19 December 2011.