NPR.org - In Austria one of the strangest fights for religious freedom has come to an end: Niko Alm, a self-described “Pastafarian,” fought for three years for the right to wear a pasta strainer on his head in his driver’s license photo. His argument? Alm claimed he belonged to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and wearing the strainer was part of his religion.
Mr Alm’s pastafarian-style application for a driving licence was a response to the Austrian recognition of confessional headgear in official photographs.
The licence took three years to come through and, according to Mr. Alm, he was asked to submit to a medical interview to check on his mental fitness to drive but – straining credulity – his efforts have finally paid off.
It is the police who issue driving licences in Austria, and they have duly issued a laminated card showing Mr. Alm in his unorthodox item of religious headgear.
If you want more, Alm detailed his fight on his blog. (We’ve linked to Google’s English translation of it.)
So, this what they do for fun these days in Austria? I actually don’t if the dude wants to do this, go ahead and pull your stunt, but I tell you what I would do if I was the cops (the cops supposedly issue the ID’s in Austria). You want to be funny, bro? You better have that fucking strainer with you everywhere you go you fucking dweeb. I would trail his ass every fucking day. He makes one jerky movement on the road and I’m pulling him over. He shows the ID and I’ll say, “Doesn’t look like you, buddy. Nope. Don’t see no strainer. Arrested invalid ID.” I’d arrest him every fucking time I saw him without the pasta strainer on his head. I’d make meatballs and lasagna each night, toss it at his fucking car and tell his God told me to do it. Want to be an asshole and try to make a mockery of the ID system? Well, I’m going pasta all over your ass, Alm. You fucking Austrian hipster.
Wow, such hatred. I guess you must be a christian. Why don’t you look at it this way: He’s parody islam, and you probably hate islam, right? As a hate spewing christian, I’m going to assume you hate islam.
Here’s a question: Who would Jesus Hate?
Here’s a better headline for your article: Christian Asshole Spews Hatred on Austrian Man Who Makes Statement About Islam.
At least he believes in something strongly enough to take a stand to this level. Ironic that all you do is spew hatred on a blog. I wonder which one has the higher ideals?
1.) Elew doesn’t say anything about religion except to mock this dude’s fake religion. So why even bring up religion.
2.) This choad, needs to be made fun of. If you carrying on a 3 year battle for a joke that isn’t even funny. Ridicule should be heaped upon you.
3.) All religions are socially acceptable cults!
easy heady, i think the point was more that this guy is just an idiot for wearing a pasta strainer on his head. i can promise you nobody writing for this blog is christian, islamic, or asian, which is always a plus am I right? we don’t make political or religious statements here. maybe hateful, but none of the things mentioned above.
This man has taken the effort to show just how absurd it is that religious people feel the need to show their silly faith by wearing stupid head gear. As well as other religious clothing making a point as to what faith they fall prey to. Why not make a dumb point to show dumb actions by others.
this was his big win against religion? waiting 3 years and putting people through retarded paperwork so he could have a picture with a pasta strainer on his head… what a fucking win
Yes, its a win. To show how stupid all the religions ae. Worshiping a pasta strainer its so valid like worshiping any other god.
Elew I have found the perfect match for Mr. Pasta Strainer head
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