Bryan Killian, a high school student in North Buncombe, North Carolina was suspended for coming to school dressed as a pirate.
But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy – because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.
Read about it in the Metro or the Citizen-Times.
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I feel very sorry for him
luckyly in germany people accept my way of life. Some people laugh at me but thats not my problem!
Ramen!
Well, this was in East Bu — North Buncombe.
The town is not North Buncombe, it’s Weaverville, NC.
I personally know the kid, he’s friends with my buddies younger brother and I’ve seen him many o’ times. Everytime I’ve seen him, he’s not once had the eye patch on. This is ridiculous and I agree with the school 100%, he could have easily taken the eyepatch off and avoided geting suspended. The school is a place for learning, not trying to convert people to pastafarianism. He’s allowed to do this downtown in Asheville, even downtown in Weaverville, anywhere in public really. Do it those places, not in a high school.
bah, what does it matter if a kid wears an eyepatch to school, his teachers were fine with it, it was his principal who didnt like it, ive worn an eyepatch to school before also, and wh osays the kid was trying to convert people, i always got more people askign me about it thaan me tellign them about it
Brian Wilde Mar 30th, 2007 at 11:31 am
The town is not North Buncombe, it’s Weaverville, NC.
I personally know the kid, he’s friends with my buddies younger brother and I’ve seen him many o’ times. Everytime I’ve seen him, he’s not once had the eye patch on. This is ridiculous and I agree with the school 100%, he could have easily taken the eyepatch off and avoided geting suspended. The school is a place for learning, not trying to convert people to pastafarianism. He’s allowed to do this downtown in Asheville, even downtown in Weaverville, anywhere in public really. Do it those places, not in a high school.
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Errm, excuse me Brian.
But isn’t it a public school?
Why yes it is! How about that. So you would agree he has the right, right?
Or is that only for wearing crosses?
I also, couldn’t find where he was trying to convert anybody to anything?
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Well, lets hope your buddies little brother, is smarter then you.
Ramen
It’s the whole point he’s not really campaigning to come to school to wear pasta uniform its about campainging that no one brings religious rubbish in.
The whole basis of Pastafarianism is that is equal in intelligence to christanity, judiasm , islam and that where you give priveldges to one you give them to all other religions
Jonno Mar 30th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
It’s the whole point he’s not really campaigning to come to school to wear pasta uniform its about campainging that no one brings religious rubbish in.
The whole basis of Pastafarianism is that is equal in intelligence to christanity, judiasm , islam and that where you give priveldges to one you give them to all other religions
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Bingo, Jonno.
This kid is doing the right thing. And he has a right to do it too!
I get really pissed reading the ideas like Brian Wilde has. Misguided ignorance, is worse then anything!
This whole, “lets play my way” because I’m right and you’re wrong has got to end!
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I wish it was my kid that made this statement with the eye patch, but in the public school she goes to, the teachers would have gotten pissed because she didn’t wear the rest of the garb.
I’m glad I live in NY and not down in Billy country.
Oddly enough, I was about 100 miles from there this week, in Linwood, NC must have been something in the air.
Ramen
Oh, HELLO?!?! Can the world wake up, please?!?! This kid’s wearing of an eyepatch to school because of his religion is no different than a Christian wearing a cross around his neck or a Jewish kid wearing a star of David. Bryan Killian should totally sue the school for religious discrimination. For FSM’s sake, the principal should have been the one who got suspended!!
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This really reflects the whole point of Pastafarianism and the whole state of religious discrimination in the world today. I salute Bryan Killian for his freedom of speech and religious expression.
I wonder why anyone even cares. The only problem in wearing an eye patch is, that it is harder for him to cheat during a test. So what’s the big deal??? Or did they have school uniforms there? Otherwise fashion rules.
I’m in school in NC now, and I wish I had enough courage to do what he did. He is a bold, totally awesome person who totally deserves a medal/mention in the gospel. Go Bryan!!
“Smug smile at st hypocrisy of school*
RAmen
I wore WAY more shocking stuff than that when I was in high school and no one ever got me in trouble. I guess things are different now.
Obviously its an education issue because
HOW IS HE GONNA READ THE BLACKBOARD?
with only one eye? he’ll miss the 3-D graphics!
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How is wearing an eye patch “distracting?”
We had a guy in school wear one after what I can only assume was an operation (actually he never said why he was wearing it), and he never got in trouble.
I think because FSM has gained ground it has become a PC target for religious discrimination.
@ All our overseas Pastafarians… (shameless plug)
Please don’t think this school, or the Kansas school board, or even the State of Alabama,
Really represent life in America. There are pockets of insanity to be found everywhere.
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I can totally understand, that when something like this hits international media.
That people would think that’s the way life is here. It’s not really.
It’s more of the squeaky wheel getting the grease then anything else.
With all the problems our current administration has created in recent years,
I realize we are fast losing face in this world.
But, I feel a need to say;
I still love my Country and believe in the democracy our forefathers created.
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It’s not to late to fix this mess, just remember to vote:
Peter Popoff for Prez
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Thank you all for your support to date,
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Ramen,
Peter Popoff
Yay! Vote for PP - unfortunately I am in the wrong country, but his Noodly appendages will solve all :)
What a fucking mess! Poor guy! just know we are here for you and supporting you inyour persecution (I, Myself have drunk several glasses of Calvados in supplication for you!) RAmen
Democracy! Ha Ha Ha, like our democracy in the U.K.?
We can vote for Blair’s New Labour blood soaked right wing b*st*rds, or we can vote for Tory boy Cameron’s blood soaked right wing b*st*rds.
I believe the States has a similar set up.
Politicians! put all the world’s politicians in a big sack and hit the sack with a baseball bat, you’ll hit the guilty one every time.
Ramen Brothers and Sisters, yarrrr.
Well, I was kind of expecting a few oars up my ass.
But, being “bagged and batted” could work too.
Ramen
Poor kid. I wonder how an eye patch is disruptive to class I mean honestly we do and wear crazier things and dont get in trouble. the fsm has a growing presence at my school, we observe talk like a pirate day, every so often someone shows up wearing something piratish, and at least one person(myself) has the car emblem. My school also has problems with religious tolerance at times because we have a Jesus Club that is advocated by a teacher or two and the school is not supposed to advocate religion of any sort but the club fought and won the rigth to be on campus (duh) which helped the rest of us.
I agree with both brian and bryan, bryan.. ur right cuz you do have the right to wear your religious stuff to school… assumeing he really is a pastafarianist… and brian your right… its not proper but hey this is america… we have right to free speech and freedom of expresion so he can although he shouldnt…