Congress to declare Pastafarians and the FSM "important".

[madinmaryland]

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes Pastafarianism as one of the great religions of the world;

(2) expresses continued support for Pastafarians in the United States and worldwide;

(3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Flying Spaghetti Monster and Pastafarians;

(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Pastafarians and Pastafarianism in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization;

(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Pastafarians, both in the United States and worldwide; and

(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Pastafarians and Pastafarians throughout the world."

[ohiosmith]

1. They must be off their noodle.

[MrCoffee]

2. where's the separation of church and state when you really need it?

[madinmaryland]

4. Is there separation between pasta and state?

[SallyMander]

3. LOL!

:thumbsup:

[deucemagnet]

5. They didn't officially recognize the correlation between

the number of pirates and global warming? Ah, well. The struggle continues.

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Which is really one of the most briliant aspects of the religion.

I mean, I'm a member of the Church of the SubGenius myself, but that correlation is a very significant one.