Yes, indeedy. You’re looking at Minister Dana Hunter now:
I’m delighted. My ordination certificate should be here in a couple of weeks, and I’ll have a proper photo with me wearing the holy pirate garments for ya.
I’ve loved the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster for some time now. Gotta respect a bunch who stand up against Intelligent Design and creationist nonsense, and challenge Christian hegemony with humor and panache. So when I needed to become an ordained minister in something (so as to make our schist holy), and I discovered it was quite easy to become ordained as a Pastafarian, I didn’t hesitate. (Procrastinated, yes. I do that.)
Becoming an ordained minister means I could also look in to things like officiating at weddings, should any of you wish to have me do that. I’d be honored to do the honors, as long as your state will recognize my authoritay.
And yes, I’m still an atheist. Of course I chose a church that will respect my philosophical stance!
Aaarrrggghhh, Matey! May his/her/its noodly appendages provide you with much inspiration. R’amen
Congratulations! Can I call you Rev?
I got “ordained” by the Universal Life Church back in 2002 and had a celebrant business for several years. Washington has a very loose interpretation of “clergy” (RCW 26.04.050) to the point where a marriage before an “unauthorized cleric” is valid as long as it was “consummated with a belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.” (RCW 26.04.060), so legally, your ordination is just as valid as mine. If you are interested in a hobby business, it can be fun.
We had a friend get his ordination through UU so he could marry us, too (this was back in ’96). Conga-rats.
I love the jaunty way in which you wear your ceremonial pasta strainer!
I just got ordained too! :D
Unfortunately I can’t perform marriage where I live, since marriage is not a religious institution but a legal one.
But I’m going to have a lot of fun making some people call me reverend (“dominee”).
Yay! I’m gonna have me some spaghettini with a meatball AND sausage for lunch to celebrate this!
I’m afraid that’s a sieve, not a proper colander. They may revoke your ordination. And apparently you like horsies, but we knew that already.
Oh wow.
While poking around the FSM site, I found this article. An anti-gay fundie xian lied about being a member of the FSM church in order to join the pride parade in Vancouver and hand out fake condoms and anti-gay leaflets. Once again showing how nice and fair Christians are.
What an asshole!
Trebuchet @8
You don’t drain pasta with a sieve. Get rid of that silly thing on your head and put on a colander..
I drain pasta with a sieve. Though I’ve never claimed to be a good pastafarian, but a sieve works well for small, single-serve amounts. SCHISM!!!
It’s a denominational difference. At least it is metal: she’s not one of those schismatics who believe that plastic is a valid material.
Colanders suck for orzo, heretics!! Arrrr!! Heretics walk the plank (after the buffet)
Welcome fellow reverend! So happy that you have also been Touched by His Noodly Appendage!
Now you need to make sure you have a proper suit of holy garb to match, which is of course full Pirate regalia. We must all do our part in the fight against global warming.