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The next story comes from Australia, where a self-described pastafarian went about mocking the rules set up for firearm ID pictures by wearing a colander on his head. Guy Albon convinced the photographer that he was a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster so that he could wear the colander - a symbol of the satirical religious movement whose members refer to themselves as Pastafarians. The 30-year-old said he exploited a law that allows headgear to be worn in photos.
'The law stipulates you can have something on your head,' he said. 'You have to have your entire face uncovered and if the headgear is being worn it has to have some religious significance. I thought 'I've got this one in the bag - it was an absolute scream.'
Officers came to his home, where they seized two handguns and two rifles and ordered him to see a psychiatrist. According to Mr Albon, the psychiatrist immediately declared him as sane and 'laughed it off'.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 27 2014, @01:11AM
It should be people of all faiths, then hopefully we can cure some and lessen the burden on the next generation.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by JNCF on Friday June 27 2014, @03:46PM
Great. Which bureaucrat gets to define what counts as a "faith," and thus which section of society to send to the psychiatrists en masse? Or should we vote on it? If we vote on it, you and me are both getting sent away (assuming you're also in the US of A). I guarantee you this isn't a road you want to march down.
http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheitsHated.htm [about.com]