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Bobby Henderson writes letter to Kansas Board of Education
Bobby Henderson wrote a letter to the Kansas State Board of Education after they decided that intelligent design was an acceptable alternative to teaching evolution in schools. He disagreed, and the letter stated that if they were to teach these two theories, they also needed to teach his theory of creation. This theory includes a Flying Spaghetti Monster, pirates, and an afterlife with lots of adult entertainment. The image is a drawing included with the letter. -
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is created
Bobby Henderson wrote this book as the holy scripture for the Church of the FSM. It includes the story of creation and 8 commandment-like rules to enter the afterlife called "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" which, along with much of the rest of the book, mock other religions, specifically Christianity. -
The Loose Cannon, The Holy Book of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is published
A Pastafarian (member of the Church of FSM) published a book that is similar in structure to the Christian Bible, but composed of the Pastafarian beliefs. It includes an Old and New 'Pastament.' This was written by the user Solipsy from the forum Venganza. -
Niko Alm Wears Colander in Driver's License Photo
A Pastafarian in Australia got permission to wear a colander in his driver's license photo, because it qualified as religious headwear. Later in 2011, a man wore a pirate headscarf in Germany in official photos for the same reason. -
Russian Church Leader Arrested
Mikhail Iosilevich was arrested by the Russian government for his alleged ties to Open Russia. He was said to have been giving lectures from this banned group in his church, as he is a leader of the Church of FSM.