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Court Says 'Pastafarian' Has Right to Wear Strainer Hat
Newser ^ | 08/02/2013 | By Kevin Spak

Posted on 08/02/2013 1:03:26 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

Even in his official license photo

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.

 

 



TOPICS: Religion; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: antichristian; atheistsupremacist; fsm; itsajokenotareligion; judicialactivism; lawsuit; napl; pastafarian; ruling
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To: elkfersupper
Good for you! I have an FSM logo affixed to my car, makes for some interesting conversations... Wikipedia page on FSM
21 posted on 08/02/2013 3:57:47 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: null and void

A DL picture like that? Must be a red flag to any cop. IMHO.


22 posted on 08/02/2013 4:49:34 PM PDT by Moltke (Sapere aude!)
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To: Moltke

No more so, indeed, less so, than a burqa...


23 posted on 08/02/2013 5:04:53 PM PDT by null and void (You don't know what "cutting edge" means till you insult Mohammed.)
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To: Responsibility2nd; All

May you all be touched by His Noodly Appendage.


24 posted on 08/02/2013 5:26:44 PM PDT by Rodamala
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