PASTAFARIANS UNITE!: Wouldn't it be nice to see a FSM display on the Oklahoma statehouse grounds?

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/11/hindus-join-satanists-demanding-equal-placement-on-oklahoma-capitol-grounds/



Hindus join Satanists demanding equal placement on Oklahoma capitol grounds
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:36 EST

Members of the world’s oldest faith would like to join a display of religious symbols at Oklahoma’s state capitol, joining a Judeo-Christian tablet and a proposed Satanist monument.

The Universal Society of Hinduism plans to submit an application to the Oklahoma State Capitol Preservation Commission for permission to place a statue of Lord Hanuman on the statehouse grounds.

“If the Oklahoma State Capitol was open to different monuments, we would love to have a statue of Lord Hanuman, who was greatly revered and worshipped and known for incredible strength and was (a) perfect grammarian,” said Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism.

State Rep. Mike Ritze (R-Broken Arrow) contributed $10,000 and raised an additional $10,000 in private funds to erect a 7-foot monument to the Ten Commandments last month on the statehouse grounds.


:lol:

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Before it was called Oklahoma it was called

Indian Territory.... I hope all the tribes there get on board with this.

[Major Nikon]

6. The tribes have their own governments

They could actually give a fuck less what happens in OKC as they do their own thing. Some of the tribes are even issuing marriage licenses to gay couples right in Oklahoma and collectively giving a big fuck you to all the haters in the capital building.

[Jesus Malverde]

30. Do you know if the casino and tobacco wealth is being spread around the native community...nt

[Major Nikon]

31. I don't know how all the tribes operate

With my tribe they don't cut you a check, but they do provide all sorts of services to tribal members. So in a manner of speaking they are spreading it around, but not necessarily to all members.

[Jesus Malverde]

32. Interesting...thanks!..nt

[warrant46]

25. How about a Festivus Pole ?

[Laelth]

2. k&r for seaparation of church and state. n/t

-Laelth

[JI7]

3. what if they tried to put this there ?

[Enthusiast]

14. That would be awesome!

[Bucky]

16. What religion is that? My guess would be Unitarians.

[underpants]

22. Lol

[jberryhill]

26. You win an internets

[Feral Child]

28. Now, there's a party

I'd go to.

[pansypoo53219]

4. sounds like sharia law to me.

[unhappycamper]

5. RW nutbag Bryan Fischer

a) flunked his Civics class, and
b) keeps the crazy coming.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/11/right-wing-radio-host-bryan-fischer-says-first-amendment-only-protects-christians/

[Half-Century Man]

7. I would have preferred to see a statue of Lord Shiva manifesting himself as the Destroyer of Worlds

Or a depiction of Lord Shiva and the goddess Parvati during their time on Mt Kailash (look it up, OK heads would explode). But, Lord Hanuman is okay too. We all have our favorites.

[dangin]

8. IPU

The Invisible Pink Unicorn is way better than some bowl of noodles. Seriously people, you have to follow the one true faith.

[txwhitedove]

10. Ha! I'm in, where's my hymnal? Welcome to DU.

[FSogol]

9. Can someone explain: "and was (a) perfect grammarian"

[greiner3]

11. Has me stumped too.

[FSogol]

13. Answering my own question, according to wiki, his god like powers include:

being the ablest sentence maker
Know-er of all Vedas and Scriptures.
Scholar in nine schools of grammars.
Possessing faultless speech and facial features

I'm guessing he really nailed his college entrance interview.

[Recursion]

19. It was how Rama and Sita recognized him as divine

Because of his knowledge of the vedas and flawless recitation.

[Recursion]

18. He was a perfect scholar in the vedas, which allowed him to defeat the Rakshasa

He's a terribly fascinating figure to me: he has the most power of any of the gods, but he's cursed to always forget his own divinity unless someone reminds him.

[mdbl]

12. I think every whacko religion should bombard these right wing nutbags

and teabaggers in government to place a statue to their faith in front of each capitol building and courthouse. Maybe then those asses would get the message that separation of church and state is there for everyone's protection - or maybe they're just too self-centered and stupid to get it.

[Gothmog]

15. This is a great idea

[Recursion]

17. Hanumanji ki jai ho!!!

[derby378]

20. I think J.R. "Bob" Dobbs would have a better chance than the FSM

The Flying Spaghetti Monster reminds me of Bertrand Russell's teapot or Carl Sagan's garage dragon. No real canon to speak of, although I understand they're working on such with the Second Edition of the Loose Canon. The Church of the SubGenius has demonstrated a workable model for doctrine, outreach, tent revivals, and even its own "gospel" music industry.

That said, I know the Futurama folks have a soft spot for the FSM, too.

[jberryhill]

27. The Pastafarians seem to have a larger following than the Subgenii

[countingbluecars]

21. There was one here

in Leesburg, VA a couple of years ago.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/virginia-holiday-battle-includes-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster/

[underpants]

23. Love the comments (end of the story of course)

By Wingrove

[Gothmog]

24. Juanita Jean had some fun with this story

http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/12/09/well-its-not-like-they-werent-begging-for-this/

This has some promise of being fun.

Once the Oklahoma Lege approved putting the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the State Capitol, that opened the door big and wide for other “religions” to have tributes to their beliefs. The first to apply? The New York based Satanic Temple, of course.

They are submitting a plan for a $20,000 designs. The Ten Commandments tribute was only $10,000, the but Satanic one will include “an interactive display for children.” That alone caused three semi-serious cases of the heart flutters in Oklahoma and one suicide attempt.

And while I will enjoy this process, I think it would have been so much more fun if the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster had applied.

[Feral Child]

29. Very cool!

and I love that statue.

[Tikki]

33. I would like to add this….

….or this { }

to a display...



Tikki