{"id":3829,"date":"2023-04-13T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2023-10-01T06:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:52:59","slug":"pastafarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/flying-spaghetti-monster\/pastafarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastafarian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am happy to announce after deliberate but brief consideration I have become an ordained minister of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster \ud83d\ude0e.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It all started while I was pondering yet again the nature of life, the universe, and everything. I was finding that I wanted to give thanks for the simple things in life. My puppy Jake. My very cool brothers and their families. My M-Coupe. My hot tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems I was having a crisis of faith! Certainly, others out there held my beliefs – or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I had heard about the Church from time to time and decided to check it out. The roots of the church sprung from a movement by proponents of other beliefs to teach their beliefs to young children in the fucking guise of science! They call it Intelligent Design. In the extensive research I have done over the years,<\/strong> there is absolutely zero scientific evidence to support it. None at all. It’s made up, which is exactly the point.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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I had found my cohorts at last! Pastafarians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what sold me:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yes, as an ordained Pastafarian, I can cast out false prophets! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am looking forward to learning more about my faith and spreading the word of the One with the many Noodly Appendages! <\/p>\n\n\n

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