Student punished for spaghetti beliefs

[Ian David]

Student punished for spaghetti beliefs

A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate. But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy – because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.

Bryan Killian says that he follows the Pastafarian religion, and that as a crucial part of his faith, he must wear ‘full pirate regalia’ as prescribed in the holy texts of Pastafarianism.

The school, however, say that his pirate garb was disruptive.

Pastafarians follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster (pictured), and believe that the world was created by the touch of his noodly appendage. Furthermore, they acknowledge pirates as being ‘absolute divine beings’, and stress that the worldwide decline in the number of pirates has directly led to global warming.

More:
http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/09/student-punished-spaghetti-beliefs/



Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/LilHappyHeathen/statuses/4499900624

[and-justice-for-all]

1. When Xtians hand out their propaganda on campus..

I find that to be "disruptive".

[dhpgetsit]

2. Heresy!

Those who doubt His Noodliness must be flogged with a wet noodle!

[juno jones]

3. Pirates and a cool FSM impersonator! K&R!

Good luck, Brian!

[ellenfl]

4. love the fsm costume! eom

[maglatinavi]

5. david

you are kidding aren't you???

[unpossibles]

6. about what?

the linked news story?

[damntexdem]

7. Avast, mateys, make the school principal walk the plank!

No more ca-noodling those who blaspheme against the FSM!

;-)

[starroute]

8. Follow the link from the blog and you find this happened in 2007

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=43272&in_page_id=2

Still a cool story but not exactly current.