Man wears "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID photo

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Man wears "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID photo

#1 Post by Jasper » Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:58 pm

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Fair is fair. :lol:

Atheist Wins Right to Wear "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID Photo
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Austrian atheist Niko Alm supports the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a joke religion conjured up by atheists who say their make-believe stories are no better or worse than any traditional church's. In 2008, to make a point about his faith's sanctity compared to others, Alm asked to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driver's license photo. Austrian citizens are only allowed to wear headgear in state IDs for religious purposes, so Alm, a Spaghetti Monster "pastafarian," argued that a colander is his "religious headgear."

This week, after avoiding Alm for three years and even making him submit to a psychiatric examination, the Austrian government caved. Alm now has a valid Austrian drivers license, complete with colander.

Score one for the freethinkers. Now who will be the first to try this on in America?

http://www.good.is/post/atheist-wins-ri ... -id-photo/

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Re: Man wears "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID photo

#2 Post by ellis » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:02 pm

Outstanding! :lol:

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#3 Post by guysmiley » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:24 pm

Hell yeah. :lol:

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#4 Post by thoreau » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:33 pm

:lol: This is great!

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Re: Man wears "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID photo

#5 Post by ant » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:53 pm

Love it!

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Re: Man wears "Religious Pasta Strainer" in ID photo

#6 Post by Hyperbolic » Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:01 pm

The underlying philosophical cryptanalysis of this event is significantly moving.

yours truly,
Jack Haas.

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