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- jon02129, on 10/23/2007, -27/+453I, for one, welcome our new flying, noodle-y overlord.
- dfltr, on 10/23/2007, -8/+295may you be touched by His noodly appendage, ramen.
- glock22ownr, on 10/23/2007, -3/+220I love wikipedia ...
[ According to the Pastafarian belief system, pirates are "absolute divine beings" and the original Pastafarians. Their image as "thieves and outcasts" is misinformation spread by Christian theologians in the Middle Ages. Pastafarianism says that they were in fact "peace-loving explorers and spreaders of good will" who distributed candy to small children. ] - qber, on 10/23/2007, -4/+214@Kratisto
A satyr is a half man, half goat in Greek mythology. Satire is a literary technique. - satanatnmtedu, on 10/12/2007, -19/+198It is satire.
- inactive, on 10/23/2007, -11/+179Dressing as Jesus is not part of Christianity though.
- Netmindstorm, on 10/23/2007, -12/+147I heard his favorite class is "RRRT"
- Trylen, on 10/23/2007, -5/+104to quote the FSM 3 "I'd really rather you didn't"
# I'd Really Rather You Didn't Judge People For The Way They Look, Or How They Dress, Or The Way They Talk, Or, Well, Just Play Nice, Okay? Oh, And Get This In Your Thick Heads: Woman = Person. Man = Person. Samey = Samey. One Is Not Better Than The Other, Unless We're Talking About Fashion And I'm Sorry, But I Gave That To Women And Some Guys Who Know The Difference Between Teal and Fuchsia.
why can't other religions accept this kind of acceptance? - stan205, on 10/23/2007, -12/+111The kid was wearing an eye patch, not full regalia:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770328123
The kid should do something about it as I find it distracting when people wear crosses around their neck. As a school, if you are going to have a policy it must be a standard across all religions.
here's the schools page: http://buncombe.schoolwires.com/nbhs/site/default.asp - musicfreak21, on 10/23/2007, -9/+104I used that line all the time. When I was in school I would always tell the teacher that homework was against my religion. It was funnier because I went to a private Christian school.
- Dumbledorito, on 10/23/2007, -5/+84@Kratisto: "Rebop, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (also known as Pastafarianism) is a religious satyr."
I thought a religious satyr was Pan. - upnortherik, on 10/23/2007, -3/+80'only in the US can you find people making up religions.'
This has been happening all over for ages. - TenebrousX, on 10/12/2007, -5/+74yeah, impersonating a deity isn't very religious at all
- Sheir, on 10/23/2007, -3/+71Pastacution at its worst.
- parax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+65@accelleron
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! - teethman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+62Finally, a religion that makes sense for me.
- DRock4776, on 10/23/2007, -4/+62Video of Flying Spaghetti Monster sighting in Germany:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7FcvEydqg - dcmjzero, on 10/12/2007, -18/+75ARR.
- Lunarshadow, on 10/12/2007, -4/+61This kid is my hero. RAmen.
- SamsLembas, on 10/12/2007, -8/+63They allow Muslims to wear turbans.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -29/+81If we as Americans are going to tolertate Catholicism, a thinly disguised orginization of child molesters, then why the ***** are we giving Flying Spaghetti Monster-ists a hard time???
- acdcfanbill, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53nor was the kid dressing in spaghetti.
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -3/+48I chose to remain Spagnostic purely out of my belief in Ninjas. Until the FSM can adopt better standards for those who believe in the way of the Ninja, I shall remain aloof.
- waterboy1628, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45I want to eat his god.
- merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42"Buncombe County Schools says the eye patch was disruptive to classroom instruction. The student’s refusal to take it off after four warnings led to discipline, the district said....
An eye patch is no more disruptive than a Christian cross around one’s neck, [the student] said.
His teachers saw it the same way, he said, but Assistant Principal Sarah Cooley didn’t. She assigned him two days of in-school suspension before calling his home to add out-of-school suspension."
That's *****. I showed up to class in drag a couple times, for the sole purpose of *being* disruptive, in highschool. No one cared.
A kid wearing an eyepatch is not disruptive. Even the kid's teachers agree. The assistant principal is just being a douche. - neoform, on 10/12/2007, -6/+41http://www.irreligion.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/fsm-rape.jpg
- brianez21, on 10/12/2007, -3/+38Meh, I think he just did it for the lolz =)
- nairanvac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34Crap. I know the difference between teal and fuschia. Should I be worried?
- 360modena, on 10/12/2007, -4/+37@Killb0t
errr... welcome to the Internet, man. - shirosamurai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+35@feez
I see you have not yet embraced His Noodly Appendage. Do not fret; your time will come. - stan205, on 10/12/2007, -3/+35@heatmiser
Yes, I wear a helmet actually. - clownguyx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31You are right that he was probably just testing the system. Although, who determines the person that gets to be the judge of that? I don't think anyone should have the right to judge our sincerity to a religion or belief, and certainly not an administrator of a public school.
- stupidverizon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Not unless you have a walk-in closet and everything is color coded and arranged in order for each day of the week.
- parax, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31I'm pretty sure a couple thousand years ago they made one up in Israel.
- KOSmurfy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27I didn't get the feeling he was testing anything. What I got from it was a commentary on how ridiculous it is to use religion as an excuse for being above rules or laws as some religious people feel they should be.
- upnortherik, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28How does one define a 'real religion'? Has to be at least a thousand years old or something? This is absurd.
- tippmann1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28Did anyone else notice that this happened in North Carolina but the article is on a UK website?
- clownguyx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+29You need a reason?
- acdcfanbill, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26gosh I dunno, I think it's more widespread than America. Martin Luther invented a religion in Germany, Henery VIII in england, Haile Selassie I in Ethopia. And speaking of crazy religions and the US, why not L Ron Hubbard.
- JurneyAhed, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28@SamsLembas
Muslims don't wear turbans - Sikhs do. At least, if you're generalising. Although it's also cultural (e.g. in Iran it's viewed as a sign of religious status). - Tyorant, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26@feez: Don't be so sure, we British have accepted The Way Of The Jedi as a fully fledged religion for years now...
You know, some people still call it crazy that adults wield plastic retractable light-sabers around the streets. - Spirork13, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26I know a kid who goes to school every Friday dressed in full pirate attire, got a fake parrot on his shoulder and everything.
- Crass22, on 10/12/2007, -7/+30My Religion tells me to smoke pot, but the federal govermeent wont listen to me!
- Hetman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24I agree if people can wear crosses they should be able to dress up as pirates. Also jewish people where those little hats and im sure they wouldnt kick those people out. Secondly more pirates = less global warming. Chew on that al gore.
- upnortherik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Which is extremely easy to gauge with our handy FAITH-O-METER.
- Hetman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Rastafarians can smoke pot. And it is a real religion.
- Poco, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22Um, people have been making up religions, well, since the first religion.
- JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22Real religion is an oxymoron. It's a religion if you have faith in it, nothing more.
- Konstantino, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20I love the fact that the article has a caption stating "A man in full pirate regalia" while completely ignoring the fact that it's a scene taken from Pirate of the Caribbean. I think if you're smart enough to read an article, you're smart enough to know what a pirate outfit looks like.
- accelleron, on 10/12/2007, -20/+39"What are you retarded or something? Distracted by a cross? please..."
No, actually I'm distracted by the pretentious, bigoted pricks I most often see wearing one.
...Or are you going to send the Inquisition after me? -
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