German Pastafarians Now Have Official Signs to Nearest Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

[rug]

November 28, 2014
by Hemant Mehta

Germany, which doesn’t have the kind of church/state separation that we do in the U.S., has signs right as you enter some cities telling you when local churches gather. The local Catholic Church, for example, meets at 10:30a on Sunday.

So what happened when a group of Pastafarians requested signs of their own in the city of Templin?

City officials said, sure, why not?



Church sign in Templin (via Rüdiger Weida)

A rough translation of a German article explains:

The evangelical pastor Ralf-Günther Schein leaves no doubt that he does not think much of the activities of the church critics… What bothers him most is the offensive anti-ecclesiastical nature of the group. “It’s not worship what they do; it’s the circus.” Now that their church is advertised the same way as his, it is very disturbing. “As the city could have been more sensitive.”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/11/28/german-pastafarians-now-have-official-signs-directing-people-to-the-nearest-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kirche-des-Fliegenden-Spaghettimonsters/188194241683

http://www.pastafari.eu

[voteearlyvoteoften]

1. Nudelmesse!

All hail the strainer

[rhett o rick]

2. Bravo. nm

[cbayer]

3. That translates to Pasta Fair.

I wonder how many people will be looking for a festival with lots of pasta?

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Hahaha that is excellent

MY PEOPLE

[Socal31]

5. The best part is the Evangelical Pastor's quote.

He validates the whole premise of FSM when acting as if HIS church isn't also just a silly prank that got out of hand.