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[owlmoose]

Flying Spaghetti Monsterism is amusing me beyond all reason. I had heard about it before, but a few days ago I was doing some research for work (really) and came across James Randi's page on the phenomenon. I don't know why the whole thing strikes me as so funny. Perhaps it's the ridiculousness of the image, or the outrage with which the parody has been greeted by the fundies, or the amusement of the media. Whatever the reason, it's bringing me a great deal of merriment.

Well, if one must follow a religion, why not choose one that makes you laugh? Anything that inspires "Der Spiegel" to publish an article entitled "Mein Gott! Ein Nudelmonster!" has to be a force for good in the world. Plus, followers of FSM got a five-day weekend last week. Or would have, were it not for the depth of religious discrimination in this country. For shame. If you wish to learn more about His Noodleyness, Boing Boing has an extensive list of links.

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[kunstarniki.livejournal.com]

Welcome aboard. I am as much a Pastafarian as anything. It has much to commend it in relation to the more orthodox faiths.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

When I was in Germany I read Der Spiegel on the train (or as much as I could make out of it). It was right before the Iraq war and it was illuminating to skim about Bush and America's "puritanikalism" and see how some of Europe sees us.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

I imagine so. I wish my German was better; I understood bits and pieces of the Nudelmonster article but not enough to pick up on tone. But I could see the German media poking fun at the ridiculousness of Americans -- not FSM so much but the real-world insanity it parodies.