The Michigan Tech University Pastafarian club has been the victim of harassment even before their first meeting. The MTU Lode reports:
Two individuals are currently undergoing disciplinary procedures through the Dean of Students Office after an investigation by MTU Public Safety determined that they posted a threatening message on the door of the President and Vice President of a recently-formed student organization called the Pastafarian Club.
Some background on the MTU Pastafarian club’s leaders:
According to the president of the Pastafarianism Club, Matt Halberstad–who identifies as agnostic–the group is a parody “religion.” But the group’s purpose isn’t to attack religion, and one would be hard-pressed to find a member of the group who truly believes in their parody deity–the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The vice president of the Pastafarian Club, Steven Wheeler–who is atheist–believes that Henderson’s argument boils down to the main belief of the Michigan Tech chapter of the Pastafarians: creationism, whether or not one believes in it, is not a science, and should not be taught in a science classroom.
I agree with that, but there are people - maybe not in this particular club - who do truly believe in the FSM. Also, I want to make the point that there are plenty of Christians who are members of the Christian religion without truly believing in the deity God/Jesus.
The harassment was hateful, not unlike some of the messages I receive. In part, the message said:
they [Pastafarians] should be shot and hanged from the tallest redwood and then thrown to the raging sea.
The individuals who left the hate messages were caught and are now facing a hearing:
The Bias-Related Harassment and Violence section of MTU’s Code of Community Conduct covers threats due to one’s “race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religious or cultural identity, sexual orientation, gender-identity or gender.” The penalties for violating the Bias-Related Harassment and Violence section range from disciplinary probation to expulsion.
The outcome of this will be very interesting. Even if the death threats were not meant to be taken seriously, they were still hateful messages directed at members of a religious group on campus. What if the harassment had been instead directed at an Islam club? I strongly suspect the kids would be expelled.
I wonder if the school admins are willing to make the statement that Pastafarians deserve less protection against religious harassment than other mainstream religions.
That said, I don’t think these kids should be expelled. But it would upset me if a Pastafarian organization received less protection than another religious organization (or any other organization).
I guess we’ll see what happens.
Read more about it here.
From the very first night I was touched by his noodly apendage, our lord and master has watched over me, protecting me with his presence, and bathing my now fulfilled heart with his sauces of love. He shall forgive the misguided youngsters, and, years from now, they will truly come to appreciate how powerful our Lord and Master really is.
RAmen.
Make these knuckleheads go before the appropriate council & then have them “outed” for being sissies so easily terrified by an elaborate internet joke. Maybe they want to also punish the smiling emoticon :-) for being so glib.
Athiest= Someone who has grown up enough to no longer believe in imaginary friends.
I guess I count as a creationist. However I am appalled by the idea of ID being taught in a science class. Maybe as a part of social studies, even then I get the wiggins. ID just seems way too Judea-Christen and exclusive to other versions of creationism that are just as valid. I really love the Pastafarian movement. I find it funny to think that ‘back in the day’ Christians were thrown to lions for their beliefs and now some Christian want to throw Pastafarians into the raging sea? Seems like an unreasonable lack of empathy.
Be sure that if you stick your head above the parapet, you will then be a target.
Use this harassment; it provides a forum for discussion, an apprenticeship of power struggles and an insight into pyschology. Be remaining calm, dignified and full of sauce, you will prevail.
Plus, you’re probably better looking than those cousin-fuckers.
much love
Bernie
That is cruel and shocking. I have just recently discovered Pastafarianism and I do hope no-one will wish to hang me from a redwood. Or throw me into the raging sea. :-S
But it shows how insecure they are. To be threatened by people who enjoy an internet joke!
It does illustrate that people are scared of those who are diffent. It threatens them.
agnostic = someone who doesn’t know whether to believe in the bogeyman or the monster in the closet.
Toodles (Or noodles!)
The New Member
Sapphire
Well, I would have those misdemeanors over for dinner, and maybe they’d grow to be more respectful of Our Lord if they had received Him.
He tastes way better than bread wafers and fake wine.
Hatred all over the world:
http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/no_pirates.htm
Apparently their God allows hatred to be spread by his followers. I like to think that the FSM’s noodly appendages are hate free, as are Pastafarians. I don’t hate people that don’t believe what I believe…
I mean we all have our own road to walk, I prefer to walk my road in full Pirate regalia…
This is so wonderful, for some reason christianity never fails to rear it’s ugly head of hatred, condemnation and absolution. Most christians don’t know that christianity didn’t become popular until the mid 1600’s, when the church finally obtained enough wealth to influence government. The choice was an easy one, convert to christianity or be tortured, watch your wives and daughters raped and your sons murdered. If I join this church will my pasta dinners be considered Holy Communion?
xixusanitarium said: “If I join this church will my pasta dinners be considered Holy Communion?”
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They always were. You just didn’t know it before. May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage.
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RAmen
It’s obvious that these threats were all just a part of his grand plan. These kids where just pawns in FSM’s plan to bring this to the light and to ensure that the true children of Pastafarianism are granted equal rights. These youths and all they hang from the redwoods will surly join the create creator in the colander in the sky.
Not being American and having never experienced this Christian mania that afflicts your country, I am shocked and somewhat surprised that ‘enlightened young people’ can be so full of hate and animosity for what is obviously not a threat to their faith or religious convictions.
Whatever happened to humour in the world?
Long live the FSM :)
love to visit and read the comments - this is really some of the funniest stuff cause some of you are so obviously all so very very serious !
Our church is actually rooted from an ancient empire in China, the Yen Dynasty. Marco Polo the Venitien, introduced a Chinese noodle to the Western world and called it Spaghetti. Spaghetti in Chinese is “Heaven for the death” I am glad to see the church is now getting more and more popular in the world.
I find it funny, the Jewish faith, doesn’t hold that the story of creation is anything more than that….. a myth about creation.
OMFSM! I thought I was the only one! No one ever believed me! The Great FSM has guided me to this site. I am most grateful. After many years dreaming of his silken members caressing my empty soul and bringing me to enlightenment, I was reborn! I knew it was the Antipasta that had kept me from my true life’s purpose. Praise the FSM, for it was written that its love will bring peace to the people of the Earth. Only through accepting the FSM into your heart, will you find solace from the woes of humanity. Those who choose to believe in false prophets will find their souls trapped in the gelatinous, pungent, coulis for all of eternity!
They are just jealous that our god has a bigger noodle.
Typical (I think they are) religious nut-job
Believe in our religion or we’ll hurt you.
Will these people who refer to Pastafarianism as a joke please stop it?
My religion is just as real to me as any Christian’s. I DESERVE RESPECT for my religious beliefs just as much as anyone else. It takes deep commitment to believe as I do. May his noodliness convert you to the true paths of Piratical ways for ever and ever Ramen.
Typical. We don’t like that you don’t believe our religion so we think you should be shot and hung from a tree.