Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity

[yurbud]

Source: BBC News



An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".

Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.

Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.

The Austrian authorities required him to obtain a doctor's certificate that he was "psychologically fit" to drive.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523

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This guy fought for three years for the right to wear a spaghetti strainer as religious headgear for the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I hope he doesn't incite the Pastacaust (or the Holopasta).

[LiberalEsto]

1. Ramen!

May the Sauce be with him.

[yurbud]

2. damn it, you just made me hungry.

[Wait Wut]

3. That's awesome!

Now that Atheism has been recognized as a faith, maybe they can benefit from the same tax exempt status as churches and be recognized during seasonal celebrations! Would love to see some fanatics heads explode when they find out freedom of religion will also have to protect the non-religious!

[Lance_Boyle]

6. Nice try, but Pastafarianism is not atheism.

It's a made-up religion exactly like all the others except that it doesn't seek money or power over people's lives. It has naught to do with atheism, as an atheist would not have faith in the power of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or His Noodly Appendage.

[LiberalEsto]

11. a-HEM

it's Her Noodley Appendage, thank you.

[izquierdista]

4. I feel I have been touched.....

by his noodly appendage. :bounce:

[damntexdem]

5. Go, go, FSM!

But this does sort of strain belief. ;-)

[hootinholler]

7. Sigh

Everyone know it's not a collander, but it should be a pirate's kerchief or tricorn hat. Will they allow the eyepatch?

-Hoot

[LiberalEsto]

13. It's a sect within Pastafarianism

called the Collanderers

[krispos42]

8. "strains" credulity - cute!

Too bad he's not from Collandeticut...

[KittyWampus]

9. So if he's pulled over and not wearing the strainer, they can haul him in for lying on a legal

document?

[sudopod]

10. Nah, it just means that he's lapsed.

People change religions all the time.

[DevonRex]

12. Strains - LOL!!

[Fire Walk With Me]

14. Independent thought alert!!!!!

(Principle Skinner presses large red button on his desk)

:rofl:

[Phoonzang]

15. Someone has a lot of time on their hands.... nt

[yurbud]

17. think how much time people invest in other religions and it makes this guy look like a dabbler

[robinlynne]

16. good for him!