Posts Tagged ‘Church of Flying Spaghetti’

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster breaks another milestone in New Zealand

Monday, December 18th, 2017

The first Pastafarian has sworn an oath of allegiance to New Zealand on the pasta-worshipping religion’s new holy book. Björn Oback had the customary blue colander strapped to his head, and “Map of Treasures” in his hand at a citizenship ceremony held at Hamilton Gardens on Friday. Continue reading

NZ’s first Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster marriage celebrant

Friday, March 11th, 2016

A member of New Zealand’s Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been approved as a marriage celebrant The first ‘Ministeroni’ Karen Martyn, from Wellington is certified as a marriage celebrant for the niche religion, whose followers believe the world was created by a god made of spaghetti and meatballs. Karen Martyn defended against her Read more

The Flying Spaghetti church approved to solemnise marriage

Friday, December 18th, 2015

A groundbreaking New Zealand decision has led to a few disturbances in the fabric of religious time and space. The registrar-general of births, deaths and marriages Jeff Montgomery has approved the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as an organisation to solemnise marriages. Massey University professor of history Peter Lineham has questioned the decision by the registrar-general and Read more