Posted on 08/02/2013 1:03:26 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Newser) – A Czech Republic court has struck a blow for religious freedom—ridiculous, ridiculous religious freedom. Lukás Novy, 29, successfully argued that he should be allowed to wear a pasta strainer on his head in his official, government-issued ID photo, because he was required to do so by his "Pastafarian" faith, the Daily Mail reports. Novy belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a parody religion whose followers "believe" that a giant invisible monstrosity made of spaghetti and meatballs created the universe after "drinking heavily."
Novy said the faith required him to wear the strainer at all times. He's not the first to get away with the gag, either. Back in 2011, Austrian Pastafarian Niko Alm won a similar case, after a three-year court battle. The faith was originally invented in protest to the Kansas State Board of Education's plan to introduce intelligence design theory into its curriculum.
But I don't think the Religion Moderator would have let it stand.
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Mock all they want. In the end they only have the hope that God doesn’t exist. I won’t laugh then, but will have pity for them.
Better the Flying Spaghetti Monster than allah.
With illegals getting drivers licenses and states allowing those as ID to vote, then why not wear a strainer for your picture.
If they’re going to allow burkahs they have to allow strainers.
Its adherents make up outrageous beliefs (like wearing the colander) to mock similar tenets of other faiths. The court approved because the government already has laws on the books that permits religious attire in official photos.
As I said, mock all they want....
Be ye not deceived God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.
Don’t be makin’ fun of Novy. There are good reasons to wear the strainer; it’s far superior to the tin foil hat. The strainer keeps “their” thoughts out of your head, but your thoughts can still be projected out the holes.
Better thought projection through science.
Now they have to come up with something better than the paper clips in the pants cuffs to block the electrical interference from the electric outlets.
Better than tinfoil.
maybe he works at Rasta Pasta
http://www.rastapastacs.com/
Dang, now the Czech Republic is trying to compete with us in the all important complete insanity market.
JERRY: George’s father hated all the commercial and religious aspects of Christmas, so he made up his own holiday.
ELAINE: Ohhhh.. and another piece of the puzzle falls into place.
JERRY: And instead of a tree, didn’t your father put up an aluminum pole? ...... And weren’t there a feats of strength that always ended up with you crying?
I thought this was going to be about John Bonehead’s new son-in-law. These could be his relatives, I suppose. ;)
As a dedicated Pastafarian, I applaud this decision.
He loves, he loves, he loves his Colander Girl ....
And good luck to him with that picture the first time he gets pulled over by a cop for a traffic infraction...
Why would the cop care?
Sounds more like a real faith than Scientology
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