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professors who had written the original standards (before they were changed) have now asked that their names be withdrawn from the document.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.”
Hack again?!
yarrrr
I liked the last one. xD
I curious to know who is mocking your god, Mrs. Martin.
“It is a serious offense to mock God.”
If we are in God’s image, then God must have a sense of humor. That is, unless he has a stick lodged up his ass.
Mrs. Martin is very right! Stop those christians from perverting the truth of our Lord the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
March on, warrioress of FSM!
it is a serious to mock god, that is why none of us are mocking the great and powerful Flying Spaghetti Monster. To mock the Flying Spaghetti Monster would invite the wrath from His Noodly Appendage, which none of us would want
Hi, Mrs. Martin
No one is mocking God, Mrs. Martin, let me make that perfectly clear. We are mocking YOU! I am of the christian faith and I am TOTALLY against the teaching of religion (overtly or, in your case, covertly) in public school. The government screws up EVERYTHING it gets its hands on. Do you really think I want them teaching my children about God? You guys can’t even do, correctly, the job you’re supposed to be doing now. That’s point one. The second point would be that I have respect for my fellow parents who may not, for whatever reason, want religion taught to their children. To you guys at FSM - keep up the good work by keeping the “fundies” at bay.
Yours in,
“Your story is as good as mine”
Alan
Interesting that Mrs. Kathy Martin is associating the scientific theory of the FSM being the creator of all things with God. To my knowledge the “argument” used by the Kansas Board of Education (that’s a loaded definition, to call this education) is that the “Intelligent Design” has nothing to do with religion (therefore God) but it is indeed a scientific theory.
She should make up her mind. Is this mockery of science (Intelligent Design) religion or science? If it is indeed science there should be no discussion of God (an intrinsic religious definition).
I am reminded of Goerge Burns playing the lead character in the movie “OH GOD!” (i am sure you were offended by that is well). In that movie, Burns, in the role of the almighty, said, “I’m a comedian playing in a room of people who are afraid to laugh”. I may not be a learned individual sucjh as yourself but in this I am sure, God has a sense of humor, otherwise how do you explain the Platypus?
Absolutely precious!
I just recently learned about your religion..I am glad to hear there are more people out there who laugh at the inteligent disign B.S> We recently had a member of our state legislators try to add inteligent design to our schools. I will be forwording him info on your website..
Mabey he can learn somthing
Great idea adding intelligent design to the curriculum, but why stop how about making blasphemy a capital offence and anyother religious doctrine we wish to enforce society….. ya fascist bastards!!! All hail the church of the flying spaghetti monster… who knows maybe one day people will have guts to make up their opinion on such things
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FREEDOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock on Fsm should be taught in every school or at least have schools dedicated to it .. furthermore in these FSM schools the uniform should be pirate attire and people must wear or face the concequences …. siencerly A.Nightmare
ROCK ON FSM your noodley appendage is great
argh we be keeping alive and you be thinking that wed be keeping global warming lower argh!! your right we argh keepin global warmin on the down low
Greetings fellow pastafarians…
I am a Lasagna Priest of the Holy Venice Orthodox Pastafarian Church a.k.a. “HoVOPaCh” (recently invented in this post). I am filled with joy to know that these ancient beliefs are spread throughout the world–may His noodly appendage bestow Saint Bobby Henderson with years and years of existence and Holy Marinara Sauce…
Also I would like to add some recently discovered information regarding pastafarianism that came to me in a dream, apparently The Lord Pasta wanted me to expose this to the community. FSM, one and only creator of the universe, is responsible for the existence of all the prophane religions (that is everything that is not encompassed by FSMism). He created them in order to reduce the demographic income to heaven due to the lack of space (and strippers…) “At the end of times, 2/3s of the world will be pastafarian, the other third will be burnt by the flames of the deadly oven and will not have access to the beer volcano (they will be the ones who ferment the beer :D), but they do have access to the stripper factory…that is if my Archangel Chuck Norris desires such action”. Yes fellow pirates, I know it may seem surprising but FSM came up with the idea of “that guy in the cross”, “that guy with the muslim stuff” and “the other guys”, then he erased the memory of every single human on earth so that he could (randomly) pick each and everyone of his true followers, which actually doesn’t matter because the only difference will be to “beer or not to beer”. Everything I said is of course supported by heavily pasta altered scientifical facts that are intentionally uncomprehensible to all of those who do not follow the gospel of FSM.
May the Meatball, the Noodle and the Sauce be with you all.
I excuse my incompetence…I double posted :S…I was having some issues with this mundane PC. Perhaps it is the will of the Pasta Lord for me to have commited such an imperfection?. May Bobby Henderson judge my actions :S…
Meatball, Noodle and Sauce…
rAmen
Lasagna Prophet #109
You have broken one of the 8 “I’d Prefer You Didn’ts”. I will pray for you.
Ramen
I know that I am not affected by this problem. I am Canadian and from the little reading I’ve done this is all a problem from the US? Anyways, I still think your cause is great, I’m a full supporter!
Does this mean that whenever I have spaghetti for dinner I’m actually receiving communion?