In January 2005, Bobby Henderson, a 24-year-old Oregon State University physics graduate, sent an open letter regarding the … See more

Although Henderson has stated that "the only dogma allowed in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the rejection of dogma", some general beliefs are held by Pastafarians. Henderson proposed many Pastafaria… See more

In December 2005 Bobby Henderson received a reported US$80,000 advance from Villard to write The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Henderson said he planned to use proceeds from the book to build a pirat… See more

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster consisted of thousands of followers, primarily concentrated on college campuses in North America and Europe. According to the Associated Press, Henderson'… See more

National branches of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have been striving in many countries to have Pastafarianism become an officially (legally) recognized religion, with varying degrees of … See more

With regard to Henderson's 2005 open letter, according to Justin Pope of the Associated Press:
Between the lines, the point of the letter was this: there's no more scientific basis for intelligent d… See more