Pastafarianism - Vacation Day 30
Monday's New York Times reports an astounding development in the Intelligent Design debate: The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! (Edit: as of 8/31/05 this site was unavailable. Hopefully, it will return!) Concerned citizen Bobby Henderson has written to the Kansas School Board in support of their decision to teach multiple theories of Creation but with the caveat that, we "remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design."
He goes on to state, "I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him."
Henderson's letter has received worldwide attention, as well as pledges from three dissident (read, thinking) members of the Kansas School Board to support his request when the time comes to decide which theories of Intelligent Design will be taught. And, of course, because it's America, there's even a store where you can buy t-shirts and a coffee mug that "holds coffee AND pisses off Jesus." Wallpaper is available for download and don't miss the sightings page! For example:
