Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

English Etymology From en Flying Spaghetti Monster -ism. Noun - 1 A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs. en Jeff Jacoby The timeless truth of creation http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/10/02/the_timeless_truth_of_creation/ w:Boston Globe 2005-10-02 When the Kansas Board of Education took up the question of teaching intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinian evolution, Henderson wrote an open letter (posted at www.venganza.org) demanding equal classroom time for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism as well. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216175602/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/10/02/the_timeless_truth_of_creation/ en Justin Pope Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-11-16-spaghettimonster_N.htm w:USA Today 2007-11-16 Meanwhile, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (FSM-ism to its "adherents") has thrived — particularly on college campuses and in Europe. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725235350/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-11-16-spaghettimonster_N.htm en Tristin Hopper B.C. ‘pastafarian’ fights for a driver’s license, and religious freedom, with a spaghetti colander on his head http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/08/b-c-pastafarian-fights-for-a-drivers-license-and-religious-freedom-with-a-spaghetti-colander-on-his-head/ w:National Post 2014-10-08 Despite the inherent ridiculousness of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, he said Mr. Canuel’s case is a legitimate religious freedom issue. Synonyms en Pastafarianism en Religion