8 “Pastafarians” Detained in Moscow During "Pasta Procession"

[FarCenter]

MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) – A “pasta procession” by the Russian followers of the not-so-serious Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was dispersed in Moscow on Saturday by riot police and Orthodox activists, the prankster movement said.

The Moscow police press service told RIA Novosti that eight “Pastafarians” were detained for "attempting to hold an unsanctioned rally."

The Church, that also calls its flock Pastafarian, was created in 2005 by Bobby Henderson, a self-described "hobo" from Oregon, according to the movement’s website.

Pastafarians wear sieves on their heads, worship The Flying Spaghetti Monster and believe that their religion was founded by pirates, their website says. They consider every Friday a religious holiday and do not take themselves seriously, it says.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130817/182823785/8-Pastafarians-Detained-in-Moscow-During-Pasta-Procession.html

[bunnies]

1. Riot police and church goons...

over this?

[shenmue]

2. Russians not fond of civil liberties, it seems

Or jokes.

[FarCenter]

3. Examples of Russian humor

A little boy found a machine gun —
Now the village population is none.

A boy played in the sandbox with no one to mind him,
When quietly a mixing truck pulled up behind him.
He peeped not a peep, cried out nary a cry —
Just his sandals stuck out when the concrete was dry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_humour

[frogmarch]

4. It was God's Will

that did it.

from OP link:

However, the Moscow walk was disrupted by riot police and activists with the God’s Will Orthodox group headed by Dmitri Enteo, according to a message by Russian Pastafarians on a social networking website.

God’s Will has held numerous rallies against Russian gays and the Pussy Riot punk rock band whose two members were sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism last August.

A few months ago God's Will "festooned" a Moscow museum named after Charles Darwin with banners and leaflets to show disdain for the theory of evolution and secular education.

More: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/us-russia-evolution-protest-idUKBRE92H0WU20130318

Pastaferians do have their fun, but who are the real nuts?

[bunnies]

5. Its definitely a clever name.

Especially for a bunch of hateful, mouth-breathing, anti-science, fundie, wackos.

[sakabatou]

8. +1

[Igel]

6. I think the CFSM is registered in Russia, though.

No, Russia is not into civil liberties. Freedom of association is by permit. Oddly, that sounds normal in Russian.

One tidbit left out of the English-language article:

"Неожиданно появились православные активисты во главе с небезызвестным Дмитрием Энтео. Они принялись заливать пастафарианцев кетчупом."

"Suddenly Orthodox activists appeared headed by the notorious Dmitrii Enteo. They proceeded to pour ketchup on the pastafarians."
(Read more: http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/646004/#ixzz2cFzstJXm)

Note that pasta in Eastern Europe is usually a pretty sorry affair. The spaghetti I thought was safe to order was at room temperature with ketchup (not wimpy spaghetti sauce; ketchup) and was topped by coarsely-grated faux Edam.

[pinboy3niner]

13. Pici, pici, pici

[DirkGently]

7. There will be marinara in the streets!

[sakabatou]

9. OFFS!

[valerief]

10. I belong to the non-gluten sect. nt

[FarCenter]

11. Which appears to be growing rapidly.

[Monk06]

12. Long Live Octobriana

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