The document summarizes the key beliefs and history of Pastafarianism, a parody religion that was created in 2005 to argue against intelligent design being taught in schools. It details how Pastafarianism was founded by Bobby Henderson and how the religion spread via his open letter and later book. Some core beliefs mentioned are that heaven has a beer volcano, Friday is a holy day, and pirates were the original Pastafarians. The document also notes how Pastafarianism is now an officially recognized religion in some countries and has thousands of followers worldwide.

1. The Church of the Flying
Spaghetti Monster -
Pastafarianism

2. Meet His Noodliness
2005-Bobby Henderson’s open letter to
the Kansas State Board of Education

3. Intelligent Design based on science
rather than faith?
Correlation does not imply causation

4. „It is disrespectful to
teach our beliefs
without wearing His
chosen outfit, full pirate
regalia.”

5. „We will be forced to proceed with the
legal action.”

6. Bobby
Henderson
receives a
grant to write
a Gospel of
the FSM
(released in
2006)

7. Spread the word!
The Gospel becomes a bestseller, receives
critical acclaim, Richard Dawkins likes it!

8. Pastafarianism
mentioned in
newspapers
200 000 fans on
facebook

9. Beliefs

10. Flimsy moral standards and two lost
"I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts"

11. 1. I’d really rather
you didn’t act like
a sanctimonious
holier-than-thou
ass when
describing my
noodly goodness

12. 2. I’d really rather
you didn’t use my
existence to be
mean to others

13. 3. I don’t require
sacrifices, and
purity is for
drinking
water, not people

14. 4. I’d really rather
you didn’t judge
people for the
way they look, or
dress, or talk

15. 5. I’d really rather
you didn’t indulge
in conduct that
offends
yourself, or your
willing, consentin
g partner

16. 6. I’d really rather
you didn’t
challenge the
bigoted, misogyni
stic, hateful ideas
of others on an
empty stomach

17. 7. I’d really rather
you didn’t build
multi million-
dollar shrines to
my noodly
goodness when
the money could
be better spent

18. 8. I’d really rather
you didn’t go
around telling
people I talk to
you. Get over
yourself.

19. General beliefs:
pirates, beer and 99% less guilt than in
other religions

20. Pirates, the original
Pastafarians, were peaceful explorers

21. Believers are fond of beer
Heaven with stripper factory and a
beer volcano

22. Friday is religious holiday
(Ramen! Pastover, Ramedan)
Believers don’t take themselves seriously
Pastafarianism embraces contradictions

23. Rejoice, for He has boiled for our
sins!
And now his wheaty sauce runs
‘neath our skins.
My Pasta Lord who flies with
wholegrain love,
Invisible in the heavens above.

24. A joke?
Believing in the whole doctrine literally is
not required.
„not anti-religion just anti- crazy nonsense
done in the name of religion”

25. Possibility of being FSM follower
and belonging to another church
simultaneously

27. Religion based on community
Legitimate religion
Colander as a religious headgear

28. Cumberland
County
Courthouse lawn
dedicated to free
speech, in
Crossville, Tennes
see with a statue
of His Slow
Cooked Grace

29. U.S. Army dog tag listing Atheist/FSM

30. Polish Pastafarians during anti-ACTA
protest

31. 27.07.2012 application for official registration of
Polish FSM Church (signed by 108 people)
Main aim: abolition of the blasphemy law in
Poland
7609 fans of FSM facebook page in Polish

32. Try pasta for 30 days,
if you don’t like your old god will
be happy to have you back!

33. Parody religion:
Invisible Pink Unicorn
Russel’s Teapot
First Church of the Last Laugh
Jediism (0.7% in UK)
Cult of Mac

34. Thank you! Ramen!