Pastafarian Told That He'll Lose His License if He Drives Without a Colander on His Head

(Photo: Andrei Filin)

Pastafarians are members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, an organization that mocks people for having religious beliefs. Some of them wear colanders on their heads as a way to make fun of personal religious practices. As we've noted in the past, sometimes they try to get their driver's license photos taken while wearing their colanders, leading to legal battles with governments.

That's backfired for Andrei Filin of Russia. Government officials permitted him to wear a knitted colander on his head while having his photo taken. But there's a catch: if he's caught driving without his devotional headgear, he'll lose his license. 7 News reports:

The deputy chief of Moscow’s State Traffic inspectorate, Vladimir Kuzin, told Russian that Mr Filin’s victory for the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster comes with a catch.

“The next time he is stopped by the traffic police, if he doesn’t have a pasta strainer on his head, his licence will be taken from him,” Mr Kuzin said.

-via Nothing to Do with Aborath


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'Pastafarians' do not wear the colanders all day- like Muslim women in hijabs or Sikn men with their turbans- so they should not have been permitted to take a DMV photo with it
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Obviously, Russia has solved all of its problems, giving them the time and money to harass people who don't subscribe to religious nonsense. I take it people who smile with braces will also have their licenses revoked if they ever get their braces removed? I'm kind of glad they stepped up to take the stupidity prize from Florida.
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