The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Really?
Religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith. (Merriam-Webster)
With Warren Jeffs convicted of multiple rapes of juvenile girls in his care and custody, some of us are all wondering how this heinous situation evolved to this point. (read)
Using the 1st amendment, Jeffs was able to base his sick beliefs on the pretext of a fabricated religious belief.
Fortunately, that defense didn’t work.
I was wondering how far someone could get with claiming a religious belief to benefit their desires. A little research goes a long ways.
Recently, a teenage girl was suspended from school for a nose piercing based on school dress codes. (article)
She and her mother belong to the Church of Body Modification. “As followers of this faith, it is our purpose to educate and inspire, to share ideas, and to help each other achieve our dreams,” says the church’s statement of faith. “We strive to unify and strengthen our mind, body, and soul so we can overcome any challenges we may encounter. We assert and protect our rights to modify our bodies and to practice our rituals.”
Not sure how the body mods are going to educate, inspire, share ideas and achieve dreams, but to each his own.
Not happy with your life?
Their one commandment is “Thou shall not procreate” and the four “pillars” are suicide, cannibalism (of the already dead), abortion and sodomy.
Their weddings and funerals must be a hoot.
Their weddings and funerals must be a hoot.
Wonder how they keep their numbers up?
How about a religion, Woodism, based on film director Ed Wood? (read) (Or the “Temple of the Jedi Force”? (link)
Don’t think I have to explain that one.
Don’t think I have to explain that one.
How about the “Prince Philip Movement”? (Philip_Movement).
There is a tribe on the island of Oceania that believes that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is a divine being.
There is a tribe on the island of Oceania that believes that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is a divine being.
One of the best registered religions is named “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster”. (link). It was originally a parody and now developed a cult following.
Who could forget the religion, People’s Temple that made a household children’s flavored drink synonymous with blindly following others as “drinking the Kool-aid”? That thirst quencher, mixed with cyanide, claimed the lives of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana. (link) (insert Jonestown pix here)
Who could forget the religion, People’s Temple that made a household children’s flavored drink synonymous with blindly following others as “drinking the Kool-aid”? That thirst quencher, mixed with cyanide, claimed the lives of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana. (link) (insert Jonestown pix here)
Trying to hitch a ride on a passing flying saucer? Try “Heaven’s Gate”, if there are any members still left here. (Link)
They believed that the earth was due for a “do over” and was to be wiped clean, and their only chance was to leave their bodies and transport themselves to an alien craft in the tail of a passing comet.
Their suicide was accomplished with the use of phenobarbital in applesauce or pudding, washed down with vodka and then their heads were wrapped in plastic.
Must’ve been one heck of a pre-flight briefing.
There are numerous other religions based on ethnicity, sexual preferences, aliens, animal sacrifices, animals, etc. etc.
So can’t make it as a stock broker? Or an architect? Cab Driver?
Start your own religion! Have ACLU defend your religious rights!
Come to think of it, I didn’t see them during the whole Warren Jeffs debacle…guess you can pick your friends.
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