I’m happy to report there are now Ordained FSM ministers in 26 countries, and most of the US states . Quite a few of our ministers have successfully jumped the bureaucratic hurdles to receive wedding officiant licenses in their various jurisdictions. I’ll try and make a map showing all of our locations.
I know of perhaps 8 weddings coming up that will be presided over by a Pastafarian minister in full pirate regalia. I could not be more pleased.
Aside from a few document requests and "is this a joke?" phone calls I received from clerk’s offices, there has been little resistance to handing licenses to perform weddings to Pastafarians. I interpret this as approval – maybe even endorsement – from our government. FSM bless America.
Where will we go from here, and what other privileges do ordained ministers enjoy that we can get in on? Someone told me there are special license plates available for members of the cloth. That’s something to look into.
If you want to be ordained, here’s the link. Price is still dirt cheap, just $20/$30 including shipping. I think the world is better off with a huge number of FSM Ministers around.
Just got my FSM tie the other day! I was thinking of wearing it during my son’s Sikh wedding, but I decided I’ll just wear my FSM necklace instead. Don’t want to cause a holy war! My son isn’t Sikh but he met this wonderful girl who believes in Science, and isn’t religious. Gotta love these cultural weddings. I’ll need to put on my sunglasses ’cause these weddings are really colorful. I wonder if FSM makes special sunglasses too? I need to continue seeing the world through the eyes of reality.
Well since Sikhs wear daggers as part of their traditional dress, I personally think you should have in your belt your best cutlass to help maintain the balance ;)
May the FSM bless your son’s union.
RAmen
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