In The Netherlands
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is now recognised as a religion in The Netherlands.Known as the pastafarians, the church has been trying for several years to get a permit. Finally they were granted official status by the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce.
A spokesman for the Dutch arm of the group said: ‘The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is since today officially registered as Denomination!
‘Our church stands for equality for all. Therefore, anyone can sign up free of charge and without obligation.
‘To express our faith we put a colander on our heads. Also on official government documents.
‘We come together in local churches and at events. Our services are especially devoted to socialising. So we eat pasta, we drink beer and discuss faith.’
This is not the first time the church has been recognised, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is registered in North America after being established by ‘prophet’ Bobby Henderson in 2005 as a protest against creationism.
According to Metro UK, Pastafarians believe heaven is a beer volcano with a stripper factory, while hell is the same but the beer is stale and the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases.
Wonders shall never end
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