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Bobby Henderson - The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Bobby Henderson - The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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Bobby Henderson - The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

In 2005, Bobby Henderson invented the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a mocking response to the Kansas State Board of Education's decision to include intelligent design as part of their curriculum, arguing in an open letter that if the schools were going to teach that a creator (i.e., God) was responsible for human development, it was equally valid to teach that a Flying Spaghetti Monster was so responsible. His satiric website, dedicated to the propagation of FSMism, or "Pastafarianism" soon developed a cult following. Now, for the first time, Henderson presents the tenets of this "religion" in book form, demonstrating how many natural phenomena can best be explained by the actions of the FSM (e.g. the FSM causes gravity by pushing down on everything with His Noodly Appendages), and how the divine influence of the FSM and His Chosen People, the Pirates, have pervaded history.

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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: Neither Dr. Atkins nor Dr. Dobson Would Approve

byscmrak Aug 28, 2006
38 Helpfuls 39 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 4 Comments
Pros fairly funny; written for an admirable purpose
Cons falls prey to the "beating a dead horse" school of comedy
Recommended it? Yes

A friend of mine swears up and down that the following tale is gospel truth. He claims he overheard a customer leaving the meat counter at his local grocery remark gleefully to the woman with him, "Did you see that? I musta got about half that fish free because so much was hanging over the edge of... Read full review »

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Ramen! Blessed Be His Noodly Appendage

byvirgolibra Apr 5, 2007
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Pros Both hilarious and provocative this book will make you laugh so hard you'll cry.
Cons Could be found very offensive by those exceedingly devout in their religion.
Recommended it? Yes

Are you tired of being hounded for being agnostic? Are no religions fitting your lifestyle? Are you sick of having religious fanatics demanding that intelligent design be taught along side evolution in our schools? If you answered yes to even one of these questions then the Gospel of the Flying... Read full review »

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Authors Bobby Henderson
Nonfiction Category Humor • Religion

Book Editions

Paperback240March 14, 2006Villard Books9.25"(h) x 7.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.55 lbs.9780812976564

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While Pastafariansim is the only religion based on empirical evidence, it should be noted that this is a faith-based book. Attentive readers will note numerous holes and contradictions throughout the text; they will even find blatant lies and exaggerations. These have been placed there to test the reader's faith.
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