# Flying Spaghetti Monster Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265 "2016-04-15T13:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265/101 "2016-04-19T17:47:23Z")
Well I, for one, as a commercial baker, refuse to bake a wedding cake for any of them. So sue me. Oh, wait… ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265/102 "2016-04-19T17:49:56Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Strangle the last pizzaiolo with the tagliatelli of the last pasta chef! Why? Strozzapreti have been around forever. Precisely for this situation. [Strozzapreti - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strozzapreti) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265/103 "2016-04-19T18:01:48Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Why? Strozzapreti have been around forever. Precisely for this situation. [Strozzapreti - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strozzapreti) Strozzapreti are for strangling _priests_. If you want to strangle a pasta chef, you use tagliatelli. This is basic knowledge. Sheesh. If you’re not going to take this seriously… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265/104 "2016-04-20T11:31:08Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > That’s a circular argument. I asked _why_ it should be treated differently and your answer amounts to “because the law says it is different” > > You aren’t by change a theologian or lawyer are you? No, it is not. You are free to follow it with “why does the law say this?” But it is the initial answer. Because religion is specifically protected. As for why? Because freedom of religion is pretty much impossible otherwise. Why do we want freedom of religion? Because, without it, you could be forced to adhere to a religion you don’t believe in. I also agree with this choice. Even if Pastafarianism is legitimate, the stuff he wanted to be able to do isn’t a requirement. The point is to not make you do something that would violate your religious beliefs. Not dressing a pirate doesn’t violate Pastafarianism. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265/105 "2016-04-20T12:52:54Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > No, it is not. You are free to follow it with “why does the law say this?” But it is the initial answer. Because religion is specifically protected. no, it really is circular. “why does the law treat religion differently?” “because the law says that religion is different” > [@](#): > > As for why? Because freedom of religion is pretty much impossible otherwise. Why do we want freedom of religion? Because, without it, you could be forced to adhere to a religion you don’t believe in. Do you think that being forced to adhere to a religion that you don’t believe in is worse that being forced to adhere to a set of practices that you object to on purely secular grounds…if so…why? I’d be genuinely interested to hear your reason for that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265.md?page=5)