Federal Judge rules FSMism is not a real reilgion

[Joel]

Blasphemy may flaming meatballs destroy Nebraska and their wicked ways 

http://www.mediaite.com/online/federal-judge-rules-that-worshipping-a-flying-spaghetti-monster-is-not-a-real-religion/

[FlynnCoyote]

It is every bit as real as Christianity and Scientology.  Heathen. 

[Rabbit Head]

Are you kidding me?!

 

[Saxon]

It's not as though he could rule that it is a real religion. x3

I think that it does point out that prisoners, who subscribe to a recognised religion, get extra rights and privileges just for being religious, compared to everybody else.  

[Hakar-Kerarmor]

Come to the sanctuary of the Netherlands, my oppressed brethren.

[PastryOfApathy]

What a bunch of dumb spergs.

[Saxon]

7 hours ago, PastryOfApathy said:

What a bunch of dumb spergs.

Flying sperghetti monster? 

[Sarcastic Coffeecup]

I think it's pretty dumb that there's someone who has the say: "This is not a real religion"

MY imaginary monster is more believable than yours! Therefore I don't recognize yours as a valid one.

 

I think FSM is a wonderful jab at this kind of thinking.

[Käpt'n]

At least that judge was also smart enough to see what FSMism is really supposed to be.
However, if a group of people meet weekly to discuss a beliefsystem, even if it is fake, that should still count as a religion. I mean, FSMism is just as fake as the other religions. FSMism is a parody of other religions while those other religions just abuse followers for power and personal profit. They are just WAY older.

We also recently had a similar case here in Germany. The pastafarians install signs near city entrances to make people aware of their weekly mass. Christian denominations have been doing this since forever ago and now they just want to be treated the same way.

This is what these signs look like:

However, a judge ruled that in a city in Brandenburg the pastafarians aren't allowed to hang up their own signs. The ministry that is responsible for road maintanance canceled an arrangement with the "church" that allowed them to hang up the signs and the pastafarians sued the ministry claiming that they should have the same rights as other religions.

Edited April 15, 2016 by Käpt'n

[Strangefox32000]

It's every bit as real as Scientology.

[DevilBear]

This judge is smart. FSMism may be a "real religion" but that doesn't mean the law should accommodate a single jackass trying to game the system.

[Spot]

Blaspheme! How dare they claim my god is not real. >:C I make a plate of Spaghetti & Meatballs every morning - to give thanks - and pay tribute to my god, The Flying Spaghetti Monster. May he one day come and bring spaghetti and meatballs to all.