Adherents.com has ranked the major religions of the world. What surprises me is that there are only around 500 thousand Scientologists, and that there are more - 600 thousand - Rastafarians in the world. Note that I said Rastafarians, not Pastafarians. Pastafarianism did not make the list, unfortunately.
Now I’m wondering how many Pastafarians there are in the world, and how we’d go about quantifying that. The FSM website has received well over 10 million unique visitors in the last two years. I’m guessing that the number of people vaguely familiar with FSM is in the millions, but that those who consider themselves Pastafarians number only in the tens of thousands. And of those people, I’m guessing that only some of them consider this a legit religion. For others it’s a joke, satire, entertainment, whatever.
I’m wondering how the mainstream religions count members. Do they count only those who truly follow the core beliefs, and disregard those who are there mainly for the social benefits? Or do they count everyone who’s signed up, or possibly those who pay dues?
Is FSM all that different than the other religions? How many Christians Truly Believe the Bible is the Infallible Word of God, and how many are members because they enjoy the social network and lifestyle that being Christian affords them? It seems to me that many Pastafarians enjoy this community, even if they don’t actually believe there is a Flying Spaghetti Monster controlling events around us at will. Of course, many of us do.
The Church of the FSM has no organized registration process - I’ve never liked the idea of it; it seemed too close to what the major religions do… tracking, asking for money - which I’m strongly against. But maybe it’s time for FSM to become more organized. What do you think? What do you want out of FSM?
Contrary to popular belief (or, should I say, the Republican party’s belief) there are indeed sane people in the Middle East.
@Aristotle
Maybe a nice job for you there: think up some claims we Pastafarians have to Jerusalem. Not just part of it, ALL of it of course. Anger the shit out of the Jews, Muslims, Christians and all other kind of religious wacko that walk around there. Make it sound serious, while in actuality dripping with satire and sarcasm. Up for it?
Ooh, DPG, you’re getting scary! :)
“Up for it?”
.
Is a snake’s ass close to the ground? :)
Does this look a bit like His image?
http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/jerusalemoakgoosefoot.html
I would say, Aristotle, that you have been blessed with a sighting of His Holy Noodliness. That plant (cool plant, by the way!) definitely resembles Him. Praise be the FSM!!!
Oh, sorry Ûž, still thinking of that bench…..
@Wench Beth
“I think Alchemist will be 420. Hee hee hee hee hee!!!!!!!!!!”
.
I think that may be one of Thumper’s numbers. ;))
Hmmm, B&Q is open this weekend, I wonder if they have any benches…
“I think that may be one of Thumper’s numbers. ;))”
.
Speaking of whom…wonder where he’s gotten to lately.
@Wretched1 May 23rd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Wow Wretched1…had a look at your link…interesting career choice (:))
.
“used anyone purchasing their introduction propaganda (A book, not the bible) as a member.”
.
Good idea too!
RAmen to you on both counts.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, lovely stew, uhm Thumper, ehm wouldn’t know were he went (flutters eyse, looking innocently at screen)
۞ & Professor B♥♥ty
“Hmmm, B&Q is open this weekend, I wonder if they have any benches…”
.
What’s all this about benches? (:)))
Red Dutch Pasta Wench May 26th, 2007 at 4:34 am
“ehm wouldn’t know were he went (flutters eyse, looking innocently at screen)”
.
Are you trying to tell me something Red Dutch Pasta Wench? :)
Don’t tell me I’m Thumper again….puleeese! ??????? (:)))
I can only handle so many conspiracy theories per week (;)))
I know as a fact that Peter Popoff owns a good and is a practiced shot.
I think that pesky wabbit has either been eaten or knows whats good for it.
Given recent events, it wouldn’t surprise me (:))
After all history does have a habit of repeating itself.
Wench Nikkiee
May 26th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Don’t tell me I’m Thumper again….puleeese! ??????? (:)))
I can only handle so many conspiracy theories per week (;)))
*
No no, Nikkiee. Symbol/guy )my pc wont even cut and past that symbol) Is much closer, mmmmmmmmmmm stew
PS all the symbols are mixed up. I press for dubbelpoints and this comes up ± What happened °questionmark
HELP
Ûž
You got in there. My above post was at my precious one
“Don’t tell me I’m Thumper again….puleeese! ??????? (:)))”
.
I’d forgotten to add this bit
“Given recent events, it wouldn’t surprise me (:))”
.
Hmm….come to think of it…talking to myself….umm… :p))
@Red Dutch Pasta Wench May 26th, 2007 at 5:14 am
“No no, Nikkiee. Symbol/guy”
.
Hahahahaha……I couldn’t resist RDPW….not sure how many times I’ve supposedly been Thumper now (:))).
.
“my pc wont even cut and past that symbol”
Hmmm…mine does it ok…don’t know what yours is up to.