A Dutch follower of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been denied the right wear a colander on her head in her passport photo, after a court ruled Pastafarianism was not a religion.

Congratulations to 16-year-old North Buncombe High School student Bryan Killian for standing up—and even dressing up with an eye patch and pirate’s inflatable sword—for freedom of speech, religion and ...

It's official: The Constitution does not give prisoners the right to wear a pirate costume. Or so U.S. District Court Judge John M. Gerrard ruled this week, responding to a Nebraska man's claim that ...

August 15, 2018 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MAY, 22: Unidentified participants play scene in defile during Zinneke Parade on May 22, 2010 in Brussels. This parade is a free biennial local artistic event open ...

People who consider themselves pastafarian may not wear a colander on their head for their passport picture ruled the highest administrative court of the Netherlands. Pastafarianism — whose followers ...

A Nebraska inmate who has professed his allegiance to the divine Flying Spaghetti Monster lost his bid demanding that prison officials accommodate his Pastafarianism faith. A federal judge dismissed ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A woman in the Netherlands may go to the European Court of Human Rights ...

Pastafarianism, also known as the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), is in the news again with a documentary , I, Pastafari, recently screening in the United States. The religion has long ...

A parody religious group who believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, may become an officially recognised religion, after court battle The Worshipping of an invisible flying spaghetti monster may ...

The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a real thing and a woman in Massachusetts gets to wear a colander on her head in a government-issued photo as a result. (File that under “sentences I ...

Sir, – Rev Patrick G Burke is exercised over whether Pastafarianism is a religion (June 18th). He tells us: "It is not. It is fiction for the sole purpose of mocking religion." None of us likes having ...