School: Pirates are not welcome
An article about my favorite religion. Here is an excerpt of the article care of citizen-times.com writer Jordan Schrader:
“I feel like my First Amendment was violated,” Killian, 16, said. “Freedom of religion and freedom of expression. That’s what I tried to do, and I got shot down.”
Freedom of religion?
Yes, Killian says, his “pirate regalia” is part of his faith — the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The parody religion, whose “Pastafarian” members worship a sentient, airborne clump of noodles and meatballs, originated in a letter to the Kansas school board urging it to add the religion to its plans to teach evolution and intelligent design side by side.
It became an Internet phenomenon, spawning a belief system that holds pirates to be divine beings and blames global warming on the disappearance of the buccaneers.
When asked of my religious views I will say atheist or on some days I'll say agnostic. But I consider myself to be a Pastafarian... I keep that to myself out of fear of religious persecution for my beliefs. One day my Pastafarian brothers and I will be able to be open and proud and have our children learn about FSM in school. When making decisions always ask yourself WWFSMD.
“I feel like my First Amendment was violated,” Killian, 16, said. “Freedom of religion and freedom of expression. That’s what I tried to do, and I got shot down.”
Freedom of religion?
Yes, Killian says, his “pirate regalia” is part of his faith — the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The parody religion, whose “Pastafarian” members worship a sentient, airborne clump of noodles and meatballs, originated in a letter to the Kansas school board urging it to add the religion to its plans to teach evolution and intelligent design side by side.
It became an Internet phenomenon, spawning a belief system that holds pirates to be divine beings and blames global warming on the disappearance of the buccaneers.
When asked of my religious views I will say atheist or on some days I'll say agnostic. But I consider myself to be a Pastafarian... I keep that to myself out of fear of religious persecution for my beliefs. One day my Pastafarian brothers and I will be able to be open and proud and have our children learn about FSM in school. When making decisions always ask yourself WWFSMD.
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