STUDENT PUNISHED FOR SPAGHETTI BELIEFS

Wow, daaamn. LOL

You're not still under the impression that "Pastafarians" really believe that there's a flying clump of spaghetti with meatballs that is governing our lives, right?

Um, no, I never was, hence the statement that garnered all of this wacky attention, which was my 1st statement ''This is Insanity'' LOL

Alrighty then.

okay but what are the reformative benefits of being a Shirleytarian? how does being a Shirleytarian help to get rid of guilt? depression, pessimism, hate?

To answer your question--
It Doesn't!
I posted that to demonstrate just how Stupid people can be.
If ANYONE is going to actually start an embacillic religion like Pastafarianism--and what more, get OTHER PEOPLE to buy into the stupidity--then it just shows how low our level of humanic intelligence has slumped!

Obviously this is all a joke, I was being facetious, but although I was joking, I was trying to make a point. Which was to exemplify the difference between A TRUE Functional SPIRITUAL SYSTEM like Buddhism and your (even if it was a joke) fictional Shirleytariansm as well as Pastafarianism. Spiritual Systems are real, and they work, This entire post proves nothing, except how disconnected people have become from the spiritual. I'm not endorsing any religion, but I am endorsing the reality of the human spirit and the authenticity of spiritual reformation which can be aided by spiritual systems with coherent techniques. Shirleytarianism could be made functional if you studied the human condition and created a system by which people could reform themselves, that's what separates applicable Systems from Fictional Systems like Pastafarianism and Shirleytarianism. Human intelligence has slumped along with spiritual awareness.

Have a good day :)

If the issue is ongoing, and some folks are simply not even aware that the issue EXISTS, the "Issue" is current.
Also, most philosophical issues and religious discourse is always "current". Platonism is not WRONG, Christ has not been accepted as the universal savior, and PMS may or may not justify murder. Some things remain "in play" pretty much in perpetuity. Platonism I think should have "won" long ago. Just me these days I think though.

I apologize, I just tend to attract a lot of attention when I'm around :)

rem, I agree that the philosophy and questions this situation had raised are still relevant, but then why not have a post based around that? This "news" is from 2 years ago and I don't think most people realize that.

Rem, who said that Platonism is wrong? I agree with you, But Plato was a Universalist, and he preached that with reason we could engage with the divine, Jesus message was very similar, and yes theologically Jesus has been accepted as a ''universal savior'', and I have too.... Muslims accept this notion, Hindus believe that he is a Bodhisattva, one who enlightens. People have a very skewed understanding of pure Christianity, there is a distinction between the message of Christ and the religion known as ''Christianity'', the difference is, Christians propagate the message of Worship, yet Jesus never said to worship him, he said ''follow me''. I believe that both The Message of Plato with his doctrine of divine geometry and the oneness of all life can exist in harmony with the message of Christ and Salvation.

Oh, it's North Buncombe. Never mind, that explains it all.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/209/d/9/This_is_Pasta_by_suukiyo.jpg

this is SPART.... err PASTA

I guess people consider what I have to say is important, don't be jealous "D wahahahhahahaha it's all love..:) people just like to talk, there's nothing wrong with that

The noodled one is of better taste.

IT IS! :D

I'll render your snakes non-poisonous..LOL

that maybe but they will still bite your ass then you have to exsplain to your Ol'lady how your ass got bite.

Thats the point, the kid is making. Religion is insanity.

Pastafarianism? come on, pasta isn't conscious...hello

Either are you if you follow a religion.

LOL religion is obsolete to me, I am consciousness, I follow no religion LOL, If you want to worship Pasta go right ahead, I'll watch and laugh LOL hhaha

you are definitely not understanding the big picture here mate. he isn't worshiping the pasta he is trying to make a point about....... is it even worth it?

No, it's not worth it. No matter how many non-religious or religious people defend religion, you shit heads are going to look down your lengthening noses at them and confidently deem them insane.

This kid should be expelled for being an asshole.

This is insanity, you say!

Welcome to the outdated notion of a father figured religion.

Insanity indeed. The kid should sue the school for discrimination! I'd bet he would win too. :)

My religion is to do good. My country is the World!

Seriously, you all are taking this way too seriously LOL, I get the kids point, and it's a noble protest indeed. If you read my quote correctly you would have noticed that I said ''This'' Is Insanity'' Not ''He is Insane''...... the mere fact that we have to argue about religious beliefs is insane, that's my point, A plate of spaghetti and meat balls for everyone on the House! Current is paying for it LOL AHHAHHAHA

I think we should drop with the pretenses and start rounding up religious people and put them all in those nasty Halliburton FEMA camps. Believing in invisible entities is in the DSM-!V and is considered psychotic, its called schizophrenia. All these mentally ill people should be institutionalized so the rest of the people who aren't wasting their consciousnesses on unprovable dogmas, can get on with the business of cleaning up the planet and making this a peaceful place to live.