The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster

Well, here’s a good spoof site to check out: the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Bobby Henderson got tired of U.S. schools teaching creationism (aka Intelligent Design) as science. In his words,

I don't have a problem with religion. What I have a problem with is religion posing as science. Teach creationism in school, fine, but DON'T teach it in a science classroom. Science = the study of repeatable, observable, natural phenomena. Accepting a supernatural explanation is a cop-out. It's faith, NOT science.

As a result, he sent letters to those schools teaching creationism:

Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him. It is for this reason that I’m writing you today, to formally request that this alternative theory be taught in your schools, along with the other two theories. In fact, I will go so far as to say, if you do not agree to do this, we will be forced to proceed with legal action. I’m sure you see where we are coming from. If the Intelligent Design theory is not based on faith, but instead another scientific theory, as is claimed, then you must also allow our theory to be taught, as it is also based on science, not on faith.

Read the rest of his letter on his home page, and check out all the rest of his great site too. One of the more popular sections is his Hate Mail blog. It’s both funny and sad. Via In The Middle.