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Pastafarian Wins Right To Wear Colander In License Photo

Posted by samzenpus on from the may-his-noodles-guide-you dept.

gregmon writes "An Austrian follower of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has finally won the right to don the religious headgear of his choosing (a spaghetti strainer) in his driving license photo. After a three year battle with the un-enlightened Austrian authorities, Niko Aim can now wear his colander in all official photos."

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  1. Not quite the entire story by pftdot · · Score: 4, Informative

    Authorities say that he did not pick up his license for full 2 years and that the unusual hat has nothing to do with rules for any religious exceptions to *passport photo rules* because it is a drivers license. The law for driver licenses only specifies that the face in its entirety has to visible (spelling that out a bit more, but I did not read the rules myself). This also means that the conclusion "in all official photos" is not quite correct. If he would apply for a passport authorities would have to conduct an in-depth review... The question remains why it took one year for the license.

    1. Re:Not quite the entire story by artor3 · · Score: 4, Informative

      From the story I read on another site (I forget which), part of the reason for the delay was to perform a court ordered psychiatric evaluation. They needed to confirm that the man who wanted to wear a colander wasn't insane, just smug.

  2. Re:Un-enlightened Austrian authorities? No. by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 4, Informative

    Huh? Do you not understand the point of Pastafarianism? It is to mock religion through demostrating equally ridiculous claims as religions and demanding that they be recognised to be as important as those other claims. No-one actually *believes* in the Flying Spaghetti Monster (no-one sane anyway) and that's the point.

  3. Re:Why not? by AbRASiON · · Score: 5, Informative

    I only have a fairly basic 'flaw' which can be corrected (google images "penal scrotal webbing") this is 100% caused due to an operation I didn't want, need or have a choice in.

    It's barbaric and stupid, how anyone DARES think they have the right to make that decision for someone else is fucking beyond me. My parents are forgiven, they weren't to know but it's 2011 now and shit like that needs to stop.

    People defending it saying it reduces the chances of disease are fucking retarded.

  4. I think that you are missing the point of... by denzacar · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...mock-religions.

    Which is... wait for it... to mock religions. ReligionS. As in plural.
    Not "one sect's beliefs". That would be religious bullying, which is the first cousin (on its mother's side) of religious persecution.

    Besides. Every religion out there already has its own methods and channels for that particular activity, on sect by sect basis.
    Mostly based around claims that everyone else who is NOT a member of their sect is going straight to hell.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens