the church of the flying spaghetti monster
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The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. Roam Yocham Comp App 1 Per. 3. The Flying Spaghetti Monster. The Spaghedeity Extremely modest Created the world! Wrote the 8 I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts Pirates are His chosen people. http://www.venganza.org. Pastafarianism . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Roam YochamComp App 1 Per. 3
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
• The Spaghedeity • Extremely modest• Created the world! • Wrote the 8 I’d Really
Rather You Didn’ts• Pirates are His chosen
peoplehttp://www.venganza.org
Pastafarianism
• It’s not a joke, it’s a legitimate religion• The letter that started it all:–Written by Bobby Henderson in 2005–Response to the Kansas School Board’s
proposition–Argued that his beliefs should be taught
alongside those of others
Pastafarianism (cont.)
• General Beliefs:– Pirates=Holiest of the Holy – Friday is a Religious Holiday – Do not take themselves too seriously
http://www.venganza.org
The Eight “I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts”
1. Act holier-than-thou to those that choose not to believe in me2. Use my existence to oppress, subjugate, and/or be mean to
others 3. Judge people for the way they look4. Indulge in conduct that offends yourself5. Challenge the bigoted, misogynist, hateful ideas of others on an
empty stomach 6. Build Multimillion-dollar churches/temples/mosques/shrines in
my honor7. Go around telling people I talk to you, you’re not that interesting8. Choose not to practice safe sex
Pirates
• The original Pastafarians
• Amount of pirates is directly related to global warming
• Honored on Halloween and Talk Like a Pirate Day, among others
Holidays
Other Holidays •Halloween•International Talk Like a Pirate Day•Friday
http://www.venganza.org
Pastafarianism• Pastover• Ramendan• Holiday
Mainstream Religions • Passover/Easter• Ramadan• Christmas
Religion In the US
Christian
Un-affil-iate
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Jewish Buddhist Muslim Hindu Other
Most Pastafarians fall into this category. However, people of all religions are accepted by His Noodliness.
Controversy
• Dog tags • Pirate regalia • Pasta Strainer
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.npr.org
The Cultural Phenomenon
• Thousands of followers– Mainly located on college campuses and in Europe
• Arts – Many renditions of the FSM created
http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.venganza.org
Appearances In Television & Literature
• Futurama • The God Delusion by
Richard Dawkins • Atheist Universe by
David Mills
http://www.venganza.org
http://en.wikipedia.orghttp://www.superstarsofscience.com
Scientific Thumbs Ups!• Andrew D Pohlman, RN• Guy Davies PhD Computer Science,
Royal Institute of Technology• Dmitry Kaplan, PhD• Tom Durkin, PhD• Charles E. Lance, PhD, Professor of
Psychology• Jeff Young, PhD• Gerard S. Harbison, Professor of
Chemistry, UNL, Lincoln, Nebraska• Jobst Meyer, PhD, Professor of
Behavioral Genetics• Dr Mark Hutchinson (Adelaide, South
Australia)• Roy Smith, PhD
• Simon Harrison Chen, Lic. (London, UK)
• Gwendolynn Sue Daniels, PhD• S. Bilson-Thompson, PhD (Australia)• Daniel M. Gallagher, M.A., Educator• Matthew L. Scully, Aerospace
engineer• Craig Behnke, PhD• Alison Bernstein• G.S. Barkin, PhD, Asst. Professor of
Anthropology• Gregory Sword, PhD• Chris Westbury, PhD• Rev. E. Wayne Ross, PhD
Works Cited
•Flying Spaghetti Monster. 2012. 15 December 2011.•Henderson, Bobby. The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. 2012. 15 December 2011.•—. The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. New York: Villard, 2006.•Peralta, Eyder. Austrian Man Wins Right To Wear Pasta Strainer In License Photo. 13 July 2011. 19 December 2011.