Bobby Henderson (activist)

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Bobby Henderson
Born (1980-07-18) July 18, 1980 (age 45) [1]
Roseburg, Oregon, US
Alma mater Oregon State University
Known forFounder of Pastafarianism

Bobby Henderson is an American satirist and activist, known for being the founder of Pastafarianism, a parody religion.

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Early life and education

Henderson was born on July 18, 1980, in Roseburg, Oregon. [2] He studied physics at Oregon State University. [3]

Pastafarianism

In 2005, Henderson founded the religion of Pastafarianism in response to the Kansas State Board of Education's decision to teach intelligent design alongside evolution in schools. [4] He requested that "Pastafarianism" be taught alongside intelligent design and "logical conjecture based on overwhelming observable evidence". [5] After his protest letter to the board was ignored, he posted it online and the beliefs quickly gained traction. [3]

In 2006, he wrote The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster , [6] a book detailing the core beliefs of the religion. [7] He suggested that all the proceedings from the book would go into building a (tax-free) pirate ship that would travel the world and spread the gospel about Pastafarianism, "like a floating church". [8]

In 2019, Henderson repeated his belief that religion should be kept out of government schools and money kept out of religion. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster". Facebook. July 18, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ "About « Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster". Archived from the original on January 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Timms, Peter (May 17, 2019). "Pasta strainers and pirates: how the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was born". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Natanson, Hannah (September 20, 2019). "A Pastafarian opened a council meeting wearing a spaghetti strainer. He says it's about separation of church and state". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ Millhiser, Ian (September 22, 2019). "A Pastafarian hilariously trolled a town council meeting. The stakes are profoundly serious". Vox. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ Slisco, Aila (September 19, 2019). "Pastor from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster led "Pastafarian prayers" at a government meeting in Alaska". Newsweek. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ Henley, Jon (August 16, 2018). "Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Craig, Kathleen. "Passion of the Spaghetti Monster". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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