PASTAfarian? WTF?

[Peter R]

An unusual religious headwear battle has hit a boiling point in Surrey, B.C., where a “Pastafarian” is fighting for his right to wear a colander in his driver’s licence photo.

Obi Canuel, who is an ordained minister in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, says the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is denying him the right to be able to wear the spaghetti strainer on his head.


Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/pastafarian-fig...#ixzz3AZPs6NSY

[Mosiah]

Bricky, please confirm authenticity of this story.

Thanks!

[Peter R]

Thanks... you beat me to it! LOL

[Peter R]

If you are to believe Wikipedia which the academics tell us to take with a grain of salt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

[Peter R]

Same story different source... I don't know if that is enough evidence of its authenticity, but it's a start!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/we...o-9673376.html

[Stonigut]

Wow!!!

[Peter R]

BTW, this is satire... i.e. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster...

[Stonigut]

Ok, I never really look past the first line, reality can be crazy at times.

[Peter R]

Satire in practice... they actually exist it seems, but they do not agree with traditional view of Christianity...