Worshipping the Flying Spaghetti Monster is not a real religion, court rules

[Tigerknee]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...atire-and-not-protected-religion-court-rules/


Believing in the Flying Spaghetti Monster is not a constitutional right.

 

[Bald1]

It's real to me dammit!

 

[Bagatur]

that is unconstitutional.

 

[KILL KILL]

Just a link? No thoughts? Lazy OP is lazy.

 

[dontsnitch]

I've been telling atheists they're religious all this time, and it takes someone to "infringe" their right to be religious for them to exclaim that they are.

It's a lose-lose for them.

 

[Tigerknee]

Just a link? No thoughts? Lazy OP is lazy.

Well seeing the topic matter, I was quite sure the thread would be going places anyway lol

 

[dontsnitch]

Well seeing the topic matter, I was quite sure the thread would be going places anyway lol

Proper etiquette says you should, at the very least, quote a highlight from the article.

 

[Teen Wolf]

 

[KILL KILL]

FSMism is no different than any other religion. (In fact, it's possibly less silly than most).

 

[LucasWithLidOff]

FSMism is no different than any other religion. (In fact, it's possibly less silly than most).

Only the adherents don't actually believe it, nor does it have any influence over their lives. It's a joke and the courts made the right decision.

 

[KILL KILL]

Only the adherents don't actually believe it, nor does it have any influence over their lives. It's a joke and the courts made the right decision.

How do you know? It's as real as any religion. This guy even has tattoos declaring his faith. How many tattoos of gay Jesus do you have?

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

There are requirements to be recognized as a religion by the govt. Not controversial. FSMism clearly is satire and not a real religion.

 

[LucasWithLidOff]

How do you know? It's as real as any religion. This guy even has tattoos declaring his faith. How many tattoos of gay Jesus do you have?

It's called a prank, not a religion.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Only the adherents don't actually believe it, nor does it have any influence over their lives. It's a joke and the courts made the right decision.

I concur. The plaintiff would've been better off trying to make the argument he was the adherent of some dead or almost dead faith like the Greek pantheon or some form of Shamanism. Those are actual religions people once believed in and I think his case would've been much stronger.

 

[KILL KILL]

It's called a prank, not a religion.

Explain how it differs from other religions

 

[Islam Imamate]

Explain how it differs from other religions

Do you think the person who founded it and its initial core of followers truly believed in it?

 

[Bald1]

There are requirements to be recognized as a religion by the govt. Not controversial. FSMism clearly is satire and not a real religion.

We prefer the label Pastafarian, thank you very much.

 

[Bald1]

Do you think the person who founded it and its initial core of followers truly believed in it?

That's a question best answered by people who wear colanders on their heads in DL photos.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I don't really see why prisons have to accommodate any religious belief at all. Prisoners lose rights while incarcerated. So long as the institution isn't creating rules that favor a particular faith then tough shit. Don't get locked up.

 

[Fatchops]

It's a sad day. He boiled for your sins! Why would you deny his grace?