NFL player Arian Foster will teach daughter about ‘Flying Spaghetti Monster’ religion

[IDemo]

National Football League (NFL) player Arian Foster of the Houston Texans recently said that he wanted his 4-year-old daughter to be open to all religious ideas and would even teach her about the “Flying Spaghetti Monster,” a mock religion used by atheists to protest intelligent design being taught as science.

In a column for Yahoo Shine last week, Foster listed six things that he would try to teach his daughter, Zeniah. The final item was the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

“There are billions of people on Earth with hundreds of religions and sects that trickle off each other,” he wrote. “I will never tell her what to believe in. I know parents are very influential on kids’ spiritual beliefs and that can be a positive or negative thing. I can give her a basic understanding of religions when she starts showing interest and asking questions. But I will remain silent otherwise.”

“How can I make a young mind believe this is the truth for them when they don’t yet have the capacity nor the cognitive desire to delve into something like this?” Foster asked. “If she shows interest I would advise her to fully investigate a religion and see if it fits her. And if she chooses none of the above, I’ll be fine with that as well.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/09/nfl-player-arian-foster-will-teach-daughter-about-flying-spaghetti-monster-religion/

[sharp_stick]

1. Excellent

I see our proselytizing is having an effect.

All Hail The FSM!

[Kber]

5. LOL!

[Gothmog]

2. I am Texan fan and find this to be excellant

I am not sure if the average Texan fan will appreciate this move

[liberal_at_heart]

3. that is a pretty brave move in Texas.

[cleanhippie]

4. To come out in support of anything non-xtian in the NFL is brave. He is a Freethinker!

And we need more Freethinkers.

[hootinholler]

6. Good for him

BTW it's not a fake religion, I'm saving up, er, studying for my ordination.

[progressoid]

10. I did partake in the body of his noodly appendages on Sunday.

with a simple garlic herb sauce.

[Throckmorton]

11. Ramen N/T

[snooper2]

7. Sweet, he isn't going to brainwash his child unlike billions of other parents on the planet-

I think I'll take his cues as well when my daughter starts asking questions...


To date it has been the "What is that? game" with every building we drive by. When we pass a church I tell her, "that's where old retired people get together when they are bored" LOL

[leftyohiolib]

9. oh that's so hilarious

du's favorite easy target

[Arugula Latte]

8. Nice to know not all football players are dumbasses. :)

[Warren DeMontague]

12. But it's not a REAL religion!!!!!!!!!!!!

REAL religions believe in REAL stuff!

[ck4829]

13. Nice.

[In_The_Wind]

14. Cool ... share the info about the Pastafarians

[Enthusiast]

15. The assholes will now hate Arian Foster.

That is all.