I, Pastafari: A Flying Spaghetti Monster Story (2019) - full transcript
I, Pastafari is a documentary film about the world's fastest growing religion: The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. R'Amen.
The City of Eindhoven
has declared that they
will not process
the application,
because the photo does not
meet the legal requirements.
This is my religion.
This is my belief.
I believe that the
Flying Spaghetti Monster
created the earth, the universe,
and all of us.
I believe in Bobby Henderson,
our Prophet.
I believe in Bobby Henderson,
our Prophet.
Today it is a holiday for the
pastafarians,
believers from The Church of the
Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The chamber of commerce,
you have to register there
if you have a church
organization, did you succeed?
The Chamber of Commerce
in my home town
welcomed the church with
open arms and said:
"Who is to say that the
Flying Spaghetti Monster
did not create
heaven and earth?"
At the head office, however,
they did not agree.
They just said "this is not a
religion, and that is that."
Now the tension mounts.
Now comes what is real belief.
I know it. I feel it.
Yes, I have a Noodle faith,
I believe in the
Flying Spaghetti Monster,
I am a Pastafarian.
I always wear pirate head gear
to save the climate.
We have 30 million
members worldwide.
In Uckermark,
I have founded the German
Church of The Flying Spaghetti
Monster,
a recognized association.
We celebrate noodle masses,
and we baptize our children
with noodle water.
Our marriages are recognized
on the same grounds
as other church marriages.
And in heaven a beer volcano
and a stripper factory await us.
Find out what really
Happened on Christmas
The Flying Spaghetti
Monster educates you...
In Germany it is, in fact,
not allowed to
wear head gear on official IDs.
He went to renew his
driver's license and said,
"this is my
religious head gear,"
and they accepted the photo.
And now we can see
him on his driver's
license photo
with his head gear.
Pastafari!
The Pastafarian Rudiger Weida
with us On Tell The Truth.
Apparently the road authority,
in an illegal action
just like a pirate,
took these signs down.
We want to have the same rights
as other religious communities
and to reach that goal
we are going to court
because currently we can't.
Do you view Pastafarianism
as a religion, or a worldview?
I see it as a religion.
The Mayor does not think
The Church of The Flying
Spaghetti Monster
is a religion like Islam and
Sikhism are religions.
A pirate called "Mosey" came
down from a mountain
with eight tablets. Well...
he came with ten, dropped two,
and had eight remaining tablets.
Yes, that is one of the stories
in the holy books
of this religious movement.
It looks as if the court now
wishes to review, somehow,
the truth of this religion?
If you look at the beginning of
their holy book "Loose Canon"...
dedicated to
St. John the Blasphemist.
So yes, I think these
questions are relevant,
in the context of this belief.
You can call it a religion
when there is a certain level of
understandability, seriousness,
cohesiveness and importance.
A profound cooperation between
a group of people with
the same beliefs that also
put these into practice.
There should be seriousness
and provable importance.
The movement of The Church of
the Flying Spaghetti Monster
can not deliver this. It is
clearly a parody of religion.
In the letter from
Bobby Henderson,
and in the holy text
"Loose Canon"
there is no mention of
wearing colanders,
only of, "full pirate regalia".
If we take a look at a
"Spaghetti Monster Prayer",
here we have a small part:
Our pasta who
art in a colander.
"And lead us not
into vegetarianism,
but deliver us some pizza,
for thine is the meatball,
the noodle, and the sauce."
It's the meatballs,
and the beer,
and in another
version the noodles,
and strippers, and in
another version, the sauce.
They use the word "R'Amen",
a type of pasta,
in place of "Amen".
This is NOT an understandable,
serious, cohesive,
important religion or worldview.
In 2005,
Christian fundamentalists
in the USA succeeded in
having creationism
taught alongside
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
in biology classes,
not religion classes.
That caught the attention
of many people.
The argument was
that it can do no harm if
our children learn
about yet another theory.
A young scientist
was enlightened...
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
had revealed Himself
to him and told him His story.
The next day he wrote to this
school board and
asked them to include
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
in biology classes as well.
This letter was shared
widely across the internet.
Freedom of religion once
came into place
to protect smaller religions from
the often violent efforts to convert
by the bigger,
more powerful religions.
In this case,
things seem to be turned around.
As the Mayor implied in
his statement, the established
religions need to be protected
against this newcomer,
for they find it odd,
unbelievable,
and thus offensive.
Is this really how freedom of
religion is meant to be?
When every aspect in a religion
has to be serious
then which type
of religion qualifies,
other than the
extreme fundamentalist?
Is it a dogma that they
criticize other religions?
The Pastafarians criticize
other religions
insofar as they waste money
that could have been used for
the good of the community,
despise and promote
violence against non-members...
Accepting your own shortcomings
and those of others,
and how to deal with that in
loving and forgiving manner.
Thus using humor and satire.
So what is... I'm still
stuck on this satire...
Where is the seriousness here?
This satire is actually used to
attract modern
people in a new way.
Nowadays, preaching the
old-fashioned way
is no longer effective.
A decision will be mailed to you
within six weeks.
Thank you for coming.
has declared that they
will not process
the application,
because the photo does not
meet the legal requirements.
This is my religion.
This is my belief.
I believe that the
Flying Spaghetti Monster
created the earth, the universe,
and all of us.
I believe in Bobby Henderson,
our Prophet.
I believe in Bobby Henderson,
our Prophet.
Today it is a holiday for the
pastafarians,
believers from The Church of the
Flying Spaghetti Monster.
The chamber of commerce,
you have to register there
if you have a church
organization, did you succeed?
The Chamber of Commerce
in my home town
welcomed the church with
open arms and said:
"Who is to say that the
Flying Spaghetti Monster
did not create
heaven and earth?"
At the head office, however,
they did not agree.
They just said "this is not a
religion, and that is that."
Now the tension mounts.
Now comes what is real belief.
I know it. I feel it.
Yes, I have a Noodle faith,
I believe in the
Flying Spaghetti Monster,
I am a Pastafarian.
I always wear pirate head gear
to save the climate.
We have 30 million
members worldwide.
In Uckermark,
I have founded the German
Church of The Flying Spaghetti
Monster,
a recognized association.
We celebrate noodle masses,
and we baptize our children
with noodle water.
Our marriages are recognized
on the same grounds
as other church marriages.
And in heaven a beer volcano
and a stripper factory await us.
Find out what really
Happened on Christmas
The Flying Spaghetti
Monster educates you...
In Germany it is, in fact,
not allowed to
wear head gear on official IDs.
He went to renew his
driver's license and said,
"this is my
religious head gear,"
and they accepted the photo.
And now we can see
him on his driver's
license photo
with his head gear.
Pastafari!
The Pastafarian Rudiger Weida
with us On Tell The Truth.
Apparently the road authority,
in an illegal action
just like a pirate,
took these signs down.
We want to have the same rights
as other religious communities
and to reach that goal
we are going to court
because currently we can't.
Do you view Pastafarianism
as a religion, or a worldview?
I see it as a religion.
The Mayor does not think
The Church of The Flying
Spaghetti Monster
is a religion like Islam and
Sikhism are religions.
A pirate called "Mosey" came
down from a mountain
with eight tablets. Well...
he came with ten, dropped two,
and had eight remaining tablets.
Yes, that is one of the stories
in the holy books
of this religious movement.
It looks as if the court now
wishes to review, somehow,
the truth of this religion?
If you look at the beginning of
their holy book "Loose Canon"...
dedicated to
St. John the Blasphemist.
So yes, I think these
questions are relevant,
in the context of this belief.
You can call it a religion
when there is a certain level of
understandability, seriousness,
cohesiveness and importance.
A profound cooperation between
a group of people with
the same beliefs that also
put these into practice.
There should be seriousness
and provable importance.
The movement of The Church of
the Flying Spaghetti Monster
can not deliver this. It is
clearly a parody of religion.
In the letter from
Bobby Henderson,
and in the holy text
"Loose Canon"
there is no mention of
wearing colanders,
only of, "full pirate regalia".
If we take a look at a
"Spaghetti Monster Prayer",
here we have a small part:
Our pasta who
art in a colander.
"And lead us not
into vegetarianism,
but deliver us some pizza,
for thine is the meatball,
the noodle, and the sauce."
It's the meatballs,
and the beer,
and in another
version the noodles,
and strippers, and in
another version, the sauce.
They use the word "R'Amen",
a type of pasta,
in place of "Amen".
This is NOT an understandable,
serious, cohesive,
important religion or worldview.
In 2005,
Christian fundamentalists
in the USA succeeded in
having creationism
taught alongside
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
in biology classes,
not religion classes.
That caught the attention
of many people.
The argument was
that it can do no harm if
our children learn
about yet another theory.
A young scientist
was enlightened...
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
had revealed Himself
to him and told him His story.
The next day he wrote to this
school board and
asked them to include
The Flying Spaghetti Monster
in biology classes as well.
This letter was shared
widely across the internet.
Freedom of religion once
came into place
to protect smaller religions from
the often violent efforts to convert
by the bigger,
more powerful religions.
In this case,
things seem to be turned around.
As the Mayor implied in
his statement, the established
religions need to be protected
against this newcomer,
for they find it odd,
unbelievable,
and thus offensive.
Is this really how freedom of
religion is meant to be?
When every aspect in a religion
has to be serious
then which type
of religion qualifies,
other than the
extreme fundamentalist?
Is it a dogma that they
criticize other religions?
The Pastafarians criticize
other religions
insofar as they waste money
that could have been used for
the good of the community,
despise and promote
violence against non-members...
Accepting your own shortcomings
and those of others,
and how to deal with that in
loving and forgiving manner.
Thus using humor and satire.
So what is... I'm still
stuck on this satire...
Where is the seriousness here?
This satire is actually used to
attract modern
people in a new way.
Nowadays, preaching the
old-fashioned way
is no longer effective.
A decision will be mailed to you
within six weeks.
Thank you for coming.