Student punished for spaghetti beliefs
 

From www.metro.co.uk

A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate.

But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy – because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.

Bryan Killian says that he follows the Pastafarian religion, and that as a crucial part of his faith, he must wear 'full pirate regalia' as prescribed in the holy texts of Pastafarianism.

The school, however, say that his pirate garb was disruptive.

Pastafarians follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster (pictured), and believe that the world was created by the touch of his noodly appendage. Furthermore, they acknowledge pirates as being 'absolute divine beings', and stress that the worldwide decline in the number of pirates has directly led to global warming.

Pastafarianism gained wide attention when its key prophet, Bobby Henderson, wrote to the Kansas School Board during the height of the controversy over 'Intelligent Design' being taught in science classes. His letter, also published on his website, demanded equal time be given to the teachings of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as was given to ID and evolutionary theory.

Since then, the Flying Spaghetti Monster has gained countless followers worldwide, although there are those who remain spagnostic.

The school, in North Buncombe, North Carolina, remains adamant that their decision to suspend Killian for a day has nothing to do with his religion, and quite a lot to do with his repeated refusal to heed warnings against wearing pirate outfits.


lol

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Seriously, some people in the world today ...

Rastafarians are called rastas for short. So would you call him a pasta?

I googled 'Pastafarian' there and found the background to it on Wikipedia...

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

Unbelievable!

Now why can't these people come up with their own ideas. Look at the noodle pic and then one of the pics kept in the Kinky Club vault. I think you will find similarities.


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1..._Appendage.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../MJdevJpeg.jpg

Haha, Pastafarian... I like it.

PMSL!! That sounds soo cool!

You gonna become a "pasta" then Soph? Youll be needing this then.

LMFAO

"There are those that remain spagnostic" Hahahaha....

Oh gawd, I'm so easily amused.

I probably can't because I was christened as a baby. Don't think I would want to be a 'pasta' either!

I wasn't christened or anything.

I'm free to become anything I want... hmmm :laugh:

Lucky you! I belong to the Church of Wales so no joining the 'pasta' religon for me.:sad:

I worry about the world we live in I really do! :joker::joker::joker:

The guy who came up with it was making a complaint against the teaching of Intelligent Design and creationism in schools apparently.

Some of the 'tenets' of the religion made me giggle...

'Pastafarians follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster (pictured), and believe that the world was created by the touch of his noodly appendage.'

' * The Pastafarian belief of heaven stresses two points. "A) It has beer volcanos as far as the eye can see & B) It has a stripper factory." '

' * The religious text of the Pastafarian religion is called the Loose Canon. In place of the ten commandments, it contains eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts", with a looser moral code. '

Also the bit about 'global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s.'

:hugesmile:

lol some people in this world today!

LOLLL shrinking number of pirates, haha. Oh my god.

And the strange thing is,it still sounds more beliveable than christianity.