Comparative religions: Pastafarianism and the FSM

I just got my copy of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I figured I should learn more about the religions of the world, so I'm starting with this one. I like what I've seen so far. I'm a huge fan of pasta (here's my favorite tomato sauce recipe or try this one for some onion-y goodness), so I already was a fan from the start.

Some highlights of the faith:

• Pirates are divine beings.
  
• Evolutionary "evidence" was planted specifically to test the faith of Pastafarians.
  
• Heaven consists of beer volcanoes and stripper factories.
• All prayers are concluded with the affirmation "RAmen".

Next on my list: those who worship the Invisible Pink Unicorn. Wow. who knew there were so many religions out there. It might take me a while before I get to some of the more mainstream ones.

Comments

[Mirko]

May you be touched by his noodly appendage! :)

Another good religion to consider is the Church of Reality (http://www.churchofreality.org/wisdom/). As the name suggests, they believe in everything that's been proven to be real. By definition that means that they're atheists right now, but as soon as someone is able to prove the existence of a supernatural being, they'll start believing in that as well. Oh, and their official fictional deity is the Flying Spaghetti Monster, although they also accept the Invisible Pink Unicorn.