Response from Mrs. Janet Waugh – District 1 – Received 6/25/05
From: JWaugh1052@[xxxxxxx]
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Jun 25, 2005 6:34 AM
Subject: Response from a member of the Kansas Board of Education
Thanks for your comments about the Flying Spaghetti Monster and all the supporters who have sent their support to members of the Kansas Board of Education. I am supporting the recommendations of the science committee and am currently in the minority. I think your theory is wonderful and possibly some of the majority members will be willing to support it.
Thanks again,
Janet Waugh District 1
Response from Mrs. Sue Gamble – District 2 – Received 6/26/05
From: msgamble@[xxxxxxxxx]
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Jun 26, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: Reply
Dear Mr. Henderson, Thanks for your message. Thanks for the laugh. Your web site is fascinating. I will add your theory to a long list of alternative theories I intend to introduce when it is appropriate. I am practicing how to do this with a straight face which is difficult since it’s such a ridiculous subject; it is also very sad that we are even having the discussion.
I will be one of the four member minority who will be voting against the flawed science standards currently being proposed by the six member majority.
Sincerely,
Sue Gamble
Response from Mrs. Carol Rupe – District 8 – Received 8/16/05
From: Carol Rupe
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Aug 16, 2005 8:19 AM
Subject: Kansas State Board of Education
Dear Mr. Henderson,
In the midst of the sad circumstances of having our science standards lowered, you and your legion of fellow FSM followers have offered wonderful comic relief. Rather than the form letters which we often receive on other topics, each FSM letter has been clever and unique. I responded to several at first, but now there have just been too many. I am a member of the Kansas State Board of Education and have voted repeatedly to maintain excellent science standards. Last week was the vote to send a new draft (written by the 6 conservative members) out for external review. The four of us on the board who are moderates were in the minority on the vote. The group of science teachers and university professors who had written the original standards (before they were changed) have now asked that their names be withdrawn from the document. The new version changes the very definition of science from “seeking natural explanations” to “seeking logical explanations”. That is why I think FSMism is able to be included. It is as “logical” as any other theory.
The final vote on the standards will be in October. We will be in Lawrence, Kansas for that meeting. Those of us who are moderates on the board are trying to have the meeting in the Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. We think that would be an appropriate setting for the occasion. We welcome you to be in attendance.
We have received thousands of emails from scientists around the world. At first, they all tried to explain good science to us. After the vote last week, however, they have resorted to calling us hillbillies and morons. And those are the nice letters!
Thank you for adding levity to this situation. You have developed quite a following. I was wondering if we could reverse the effects of global warming if we started breeding pirates.
Sincerely,
Carol Rupe
P.S. I ordered a Kansas Museum of Science t-shirt. I may just have to wear it to a board meeting.
From: Mrs. Kathy Martin, District 6
“It is a serious offense to mock God.”
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By the way, “antoncap’s” comment is in Russian, specifically a translated advertisement for some “Moneytrain” thing. When I translated it to English in Google’s Language Tools’s translator from Russian to English, I nearly wet my pants from laughter after I found out it was a Russian add.
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I would like to discuss with the people, the controversy of this excerpt.
Some argue that FSM uses “the last meal” metaphorically, and in actuality, he means dessert.
Still others argue that they do not eat dessert, and thus the excerpt must be describing dinner.
I would just like to remind you, the people of The Church of FSM, that there is no one way for the book of FSM to be read. It is meant to be adapted so to be true to every man, woman, or pirate’s lifestyle.
Praise be to The Flying Spaghetti Monster.
“Arrrh.”
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Finally I got a really nice or we can say useful post. Thanks for sharing a lovely post.
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invisible things do not have image
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but now I know! I must live in a town full of Pastafarians!
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You’ve written nice post, I am gonna bookmark this page, thanks for info.
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You covered all in detail, bro.
Thanks for posting this. Bookmarking your blog. :D
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Great and useful post, thanks for sharing.
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I don’t want to juge but this is just ridiculous. You people seem to be in need of some psychiatric help! Come on, you’re not pirates or “Pastafarians” for gods sake, I cannot believe this is real
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It is a serious offense to mock FSM!!!
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@ 1463 – Peyton – ,
As Pastafarians, we’re all here on this site to have fun and support each other. We do, however, need to keep our mission and our theology separate. Our mission is to prevent the introduction of religious mythology into public school science curricula. Our theology is satire; when Creationists try to stick their mythology into science classes, ours must be there too.
The attached talk by Dr Andy Thomson tells us how our needs as helpless infants uses the same parts of the brain as our thoughts about the mythology of religion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMmvu9eMrg
The fears and terrors of the unknown are powerful drivers in our need for superstition.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.” – Sinclair Lewis
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” -Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century CE)
“Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear” – Thomas Jefferson
RAmen
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Only one offended per six emails?! I hereby demand more bigotry! This material is not amusing enough!
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oooooooo good admin thank you
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