Pastafarianism: Parody or religion? Freethinker talk, now available online
A talk by Emma Park on the Flying Spaghetti Monster's challenge to religious privilege, organised by the Central London Humanists.
What is ‘religion’? Strasbourg and the Pastafarians again
Should a religion that is 'made up' still be protected under human rights law? The ongoing debate about Pastafarianism and other belief systems on the margins.
Religious Privilege 2 : 0 Pastafarians
The ECtHR has just given its decision in two cases brought by Pastafarians against Austria. It was a sad day for the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The secular religion of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
'The time will come when a religion that values parody, humour, light-heartedness, and merriment will also find recognition as a genuine religious option.'
Judging the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Derk Venema and Niko Alm discuss Pastafarianism in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany, and why courts are reluctant to deem it a 'religion'.
Pastafarian Month at the Freethinker
July is Pastafarian Month at the Freethinker. This picture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, by radical cartoonist Polyp…