Flying Spaghetti Monster On The Courthouse Lawn

From The Crossville Chronicle, TN


It's Him!   ↔

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Pastafarians rejoice.

Funny. Deplorable. Profound. Weird. Those are just several of the reactions one might hear when discussing the Cumberland County courthouse’s newest lawn ornament – the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

The art fixture may be seen as harmless by some, insulting by others, but one thing is for sure—our noodley acquaintance sitting in the middle of town proves a point.

While some may argue the statue was not locally done in effort to mock or belittle Christians, the idea of the spaghetti monster in its original context was proposed to do just that. In other words, the spaghetti monster concept was created to undermine the credibility of Intelligent Design as an alternative theory to Darwinian evolution.

Upholding something as tangible as the spaghetti monster affirms a connection to an ideology through a symbolic bond. This ideology holds that “separation of church and state” means one must divorce any conviction gained from religious faith from public policy in addition to prohibiting any discussion of a Creator in the realm of “science.”

"In summation, the spaghetti monster unveils the secular myth of neutrality when it comes to politics. I applaud the county government in being consistent with the free exchange of ideas by granting the statue a place on the courthouse lawn along with the other artistic and religious expressions."

How long will it remain?

Pretty liberal for a Southern town.

How long will it remain?

Hilarious!! But, I confess. I'd like it removed. Though well intentioned, one of the problems I have with FSM is its potential to become a real religion. As such, this is a religious artifact and does not belong in front of a public building.

I'm sure this will give fodder to the Christian wrong to say that if we can put up FSM, we can put up a bloody Christ on a Stick.

Boy I hated saying that.

Hilarious!! But, I confess. I'd like it removed. Though well intentioned, one of the problems I have with FSM is its potential to become a real religion. As such, this is a religious artifact and does not belong in front of a public building.

Too late!

Crossville Chronicle
April 01, 2008

SEEING THROUGH THE HAYES: Flying Spaghetti Monster exposes myth of neutrality in public square
By Josh Hayes

"If Congress is to give no precedence to one religion over another, let’s make sure the Church of Darwin is treated no differently."

: Misanthropic Scott  April 10, 2008, 03:30:18 AM

Hilarious!! But, I confess. I'd like it removed. Though well intentioned, one of the problems I have with FSM is its potential to become a real religion. As such, this is a religious artifact and does not belong in front of a public building.

Too late!

Crossville Chronicle
April 01, 2008

SEEING THROUGH THE HAYES: Flying Spaghetti Monster exposes myth of neutrality in public square
By Josh Hayes

"If Congress is to give no precedence to one religion over another, let’s make sure the Church of Darwin is treated no differently."

Um ... THERE IS NO CHURCH OF DARWIN DAMMIT!! Aaaaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!!! FSM is not a church of darwin it is a church like any other. That's the whole fucking point. Man these shitheads really piss me off.

Thank god I'm an atheist!

I thought you'd enjoy the 'Church of Darwin' reference.

Here's something to make amends. Perhaps it will make you feel better:

Nice tree. I'm glad to see there is still one on the planet somewhere. Or, is this an old photo?

Nice tree. I'm glad to see there is still one on the planet somewhere. Or, is this an old photo?

It's a tiny little bonsai tree - for eating the carbon dioxide in your house and for producing life-giving oxygen. Who knows? Everyone on earth might need one of them in their house in a few years, just to legally inhale and exhale, each and every day.

Now, to illegally inhale and exhale, each and every day, you'll need one of these plants:

Wow. Doesn't look like it did in my day. Hemp for CO₂ sink and O₂ production purposes. I like it. Of course, it only works if one doesn't cut it down and burn it.

Everybody should have an indoor garden!

The great thing about these plants is, they grow like weeds with hardly any maintenance and eventually, they double as 'scent diffusers', as they simultaneously pump oxygen into your stinky domicile. In future, every home will have to have at least one of these plants.