Courts can be party spoilers, and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been downgraded from religion to parody. Pastafarians are out in the world without a colander to drain in.
That's because they were not a REAL church. Praze Bob!
Of course the Church of the FSM is a parody.
But not a real religion? You mean like Scientology IS? Scientology, based on made up aliens, by a human, in the 1950's?
As an ordained minister of the Church of the FSM, I am registered with the State of Minnesota and have officiated several weddings.
Many States are allowing members of the FSM church to wear their collanders on their head in their drivers license photos, as well as church members in other countries.
It basically comes down to that you have the right to believe in a satire church.
The point, of course of the FSM is that anyone can make up a church that is just as "real" as any of the more popular traditional religions. A point that's been proven quite well.
If they really wanted to, they could appeal and find plenty of precedent that FSMism in quite real. And legal. It's been downgraded by one judge, in Nebraska of all places 🙂
But no matter.
I'm still working on my collander filled with random blinking LED's for formal occasions.
TIB
Tim disclosed: "I'm still working on my collander filled with random blinking LED's for formal occasions."
Unless you prefer to be the only person in the known universe to wear a blinking colander, I think you have a marketable product which could set your part 15 station up with a very lucrative endowment.
Why not set up your part 15 AM antenna so that it has lights that blink to the music. Pretty cool.
Back in the early 80's i remember a neon "Tenna topper" device that fitted on top of a cb antenna, and the am modulation caused the lights brightness to fluctuate to the modulation level.
I wonder if a sensitive version would work on a part 15 am antenna ?
Oh wait, it may cause the antenna+ ground lead length to be non compliant !
Paul.
My wife and i are both ordained ministors though we don't have plans on joining any churches, parady or otherwise. That being said , this guy in prison should understand that once you are inprsioned , you lose many rights that people on the outside (of jail) enjoy everyday.
He chose to do something that was illegal and therefore surrendered his rights as a free individual. BUT...the other side of the coin, i do believe it is wrong to deny anyone freedom of religion, no matter what the faith is and if they are in prison the faith should be honored regardless. Parody or not.
Another thing, if he proclaimed to have some revelation while in prison and announced he was a christian or catholic the courts probably would have given him what he wanted with some conditions added on to his judgement as decided by our wonderful legal system.
Strange world we live, eh?
Should i become the Reverend of RF or the Minister of Metal? (as in Heavy Metal)
Heh, doesn't matter does it?
Peace Be With You lol
EDIT: Just thought of another title, since we raise chickens here, how about the Pastor of Poultry?
Dip into the title bucket for religious recognition.
I am the acting lord of radio and am working on several miracles, getting supernatural range from a 3-meter antenna for one.
Pastor of Poultry is good. I would like to have some chickens. I guess that could work so long as there wasn't a rooster.
Marriage in Bovey seems like a romantic idea.
"Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded co-host?"
Some comments here on the FSM website, especially check out the actual legit stories, links on the right hand side -- scroll down a bit.... http://www.venganza.org/
Well, I'm also ordained by the Universal Ministries Church, although both my affiliations are listed with the State, and legal. I've performed a Renaissance theme wedding, as well as a hippy wedding and a Star Trek wedding. All completely legal. I even wrote the services. For the Renaissance wedding I even conducted a knighting ceremony first, to make the groom and his groomsmen worth of the women. Wild times.
TIB
I just visited Tim's link in the previous post to the official website of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), and have started laughing uncontrollably and can't stop.
As soon as I finish typing I may need to call for an emergency truck to do something before I laugh out.