Saturday, January 07, 2006

Flying Spaghetti Monster Petition Fellow Believers: We have a problem. We're a religion without a church. We worship in our homes, individually. But we have very few resources to share our beliefs with others....The plan, for some time now, has been to form a non-profit organization, and then purchase a pirate ship, for missionary work - tax free....But we've run into problems setting this up. Apparently we are seen as more of a joke - satire, if you will - than a real religion. I, for one, am offended. I feel that my constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religious belief is being unfairly discriminated against. Obviously, if we have to pay taxes, we won't be able to afford as large or bad-ass of a pirate ship. We will continue to fight this discrimination....In the mean time, let your voice be heard. Sign this petition to show your support and let those government agencies know that ours is a serious religion and deserves recognition. Pastafarian! 11:17:16 PM    comment []

New Bird Flu Cases in Turkey Put Europe on 'High Alert' The strain of avian flu known as H5N1 has spread to eastern Europe, where more than two dozen people are under observation at a local hospital. In the past the virus has only struck a few people at a time, usually widely scattered apart. Such an unusual cluster of human infections suggests that the virus had become more contagious to humans, possibly even being transmitted from human to human, rather than the usual vector of bird to human. 5:46:12 PM    comment []

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