Posted on 07/14/2011 11:00:23 AM PDT by JoeProBono
VIENNA, - An Austrian "Pastafarian" won the right to wear a pasta strainer on his head in his driving license photo after a three-year struggle.
Niko Alm, an atheist blogger who asked to have his driver's license photo taken with a colander on his head, was finally found fit to drive by a psychologist, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday, and was allowed to take his official picture with the strainer on his head.
"Today I was able to get my new driving license, and in it you can clearly see that I'm wearing a colander on my head to demonstrate my allegiance to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster," Alm wrote in his blog, adding "My headwear has now been recognized by the Republic of Austria."
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was created in 2005 by an anti-religion group opposed to the teaching of intelligent design in biology classes in the United States.
The bureaucrats put the guy through the ringer as payback and even forced him to have a psychological evaluation to prove he was mentally fit to drive.
His little stunt resulted in a 3-year delay in getting the license issued.
It’s a satirical “religion”
You crack me up!
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