Pastafarianism

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf parody religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Church_of_the_Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
gptkbp:coreBelief rejects teaching intelligent design and creationism in science classes
gptkbp:foundedIn 2005
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Bobby_Henderson
gptkbp:headquartersLocation internet-based
gptkbp:holiday Holiday (celebrated around Christmas)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pastafarianism
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
gptkbp:notableEvent open letter to Kansas State Board of Education
gptkbp:notableFor no central authority
open to all people
supports separation of church and state
heaven contains a beer volcano and a stripper factory
heaven and hell are similar except hell's beer is stale and strippers have STDs
Friday is a holy day
Pastafarian wedding ceremonies
accepts all as members
accepts scientific consensus
colander worn as religious headgear
emphasizes humor
emphasizes tolerance
encourages critical thinking
believes universe was created by Flying Spaghetti Monster
members called Pastafarians
no required beliefs
no required rituals
parody holidays include Pastover and Ramendan
pirates are revered as original Pastafarians
prayer ends with 'R'amen'
rejects discrimination
rejects dogma
rejects literal interpretation of religious texts
rejects proselytizing
rejects supernatural claims
satirical approach to religion
spaghetti and meatballs are sacred foods
uses pirate regalia as religious dress
uses satire to critique religion
global warming is caused by the decrease in pirates
gptkbp:originatedIn satirical protest against teaching intelligent design in schools
gptkbp:parodyOf mythology
organized religion
intelligent design
gptkbp:recognizedBy not recognized as a religion in some countries
recognized as a religion in some countries
gptkbp:rituals wearing colanders on the head
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:The_Gospel_of_the_Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
gptkbp:symbol Pirate regalia
gptkbp:website https://www.venganza.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jehovah's_Witnesses_movement
gptkb:Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6