Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of articles about the various religions and religious groups on campus. From Christians, Jewish and even Pagan, one mentioned a man who is a Norse pagan, otherwise known as a Viking. I didn’t know Vikings still exist, but the recent article shining light on the pagans has made me aware of their presence. Know who else exist? Pastafarians. Not Rastafarians–Pasta-farians. Now you will be aware of our presence.

As a Pastafarian myself, I feel that we should also get the word of his Noodly greatness to the people. Now you may or may not see us out preaching our beliefs, or even gathering in one place to worship together. We are quiet about our beliefs, because we are most likely eating pasta or talking like a pirate to one another.

Pastafarianism was brought to the forefront by the prophet Bobby Henderson in 2005, when the Kansas State Board of Education proposed to teach creationism alongside evolution in schools. To read the open letter please visit http://www.venganza.org.

A small amount of info about our beliefs: First of all, we believe that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created everything. The decline of pirates since the 1800’s is the cause of global warming. As a Pastafarian it is my duty to dress as a pirate or at least wear an eye patch on National Talk Like A Pirate day, which is every September 19. Our heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. This is just a small list of our beliefs because we have many lengthy volumes.

Now, as a member of a small unknown religion, I am calling for other Pastafarians to come out of the woodwork so we can discuss with each other how His Noodlyness has affected our lives. I’m glad I’ve gotten this chance to spread the word of the FSM. Hopefully others on our campus who have little known beliefs will help bring awareness to the campus that this is a place of many different cultures and beliefs for such a small corner of the world. May pasta be upon all of your plates, RAmen.