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The Gospel of Bowtie: A New Testament of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Are you looking for not just a new religion, but a swashbuckling adventure of a religion? The Gospel of Bowtie, the son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, brings you enlightenment, critical thinking, and pirates. Toss out all those dusty old scriptures and make room on your bookshelf for scarecrow Nazis, disassembled brain parts, and robotic monks. There is a better book in town, one that does not advocate for genocide, misogyny, discrimination, and slavery.Already a Pastafarian? You can throw away your eyepatch. Bowtie is the new covenant!(Like all good religions, the Gospel of Bowtie is blasphemous in the eyes of other religions. Be forewarned.)
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229 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2019
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January 21, 2023
J.K. Fausnight kept it light and reasonable with a few offensive quips against a specific genre of person in the world, that I think, although relatively accurate, still feels like Bobby Henderson's raging version of FSM.
I guess it is a bit childish like every other FSM book I have attempted to read.
Much more fun, relaxing, and interesting than The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Bobby Henderson seems like a angry religious maniac in comparison.
For that, I say well done, el dente!
I could see where the anger comes from, and throwing offensive remarks at these folks won't help.
I would know. Religious tyrants are not a new idea though, and I would hope every member of FSM would avoid that.
To some extent, with the way these groups are trying to fuse religion dogma and state again, it will likely be an issue and people will only know the extent of the damage via said "fusion" after the fact.
Religious folks are taking aim at science in many ways, stating the obvious about some of the things scientists tend to overlook because of the money in their coffers these days. Rightfully so, science needs boundaries too, just like religion.
I think the group with the most funny money in their coffers are the people to worry about usually.
I suppose Europeans and Americans today, do not remember the dark ages or their olde bodies of governance and their legacy feudal systems until they finally get a taste of it again.
For the most part this was an enjoyable read, and most of the nincompoops Fausnight speaks of, generally do not see their lives as something science could fix, let alone FSM. People help people!
I am no angel, although shoveling shit at other people, shows your lack of empathy. I have never seen anybody thank somebody else for criticizing them without any sense of empathy or some kind of at-least backhanded compliment.
Think of each person's ego as a little person clone of them sitting on their shoulder.
I will call it, the wee-noodle-self, made in the Flying Spaghetti Monster's image.
Now if I take the little noodle-self and punch it directly in it's little noodle face then drag it through the mud, what do you think that makes it's owner feel or similar owners like it?
As it's nose is bleeding and it's head is a bit smacked in, what do you think it tells it's big self?
To take the joke further let's say I tarred and feathered your wee-noodle-self, and then I wash it off, and boil it, then ate it with sauce and parmesan.
Really what I have done to this strawman, this wee-noodle-self, is decided that those people's mythos and consequently, part of their wee-noodle-self is no longer important.
The general idea out of the wee-noodle-self is the FSM truly do not want to help people suffering from religious dogma, they just want to throw shit at them. Just like dogmatic religious people often do.
I guess you can get mad at people for being ignorant, although some of them like their culture and worry if they leave the noodle-nest into your brave free-thinking FSM world, they'll be ostracized by the people around them, lose their job or worse.
For many readers, you're asking them to develop a scientific intellect suddenly, that is, an intelligence around science and rigorous study. This is unlikely and sometimes not possible for those who do not already agree with you.
You're asking them to fight back in many cases, that might lose them friends, family and generally be hated or made fun of in their region.
You're asking them to believe in something that they'll be ostracized for, and not surprisingly, made martyrs for in some cases, as ridiculous as that is; killing somebody over a joke/satire.
Simply put, people are not willing to forgo their entire lifestyle to make a point that is obvious to many people who can see through the millenniums of power-politics and power-religion being used against the common man's critical thinking skills.
Especially, like you said, if those positions of influence are rot with power, control, money and keeping their fellow man down as a result. They may be keeping themselves King of the Shit-pile in your eyes, but it's just survival to them.
So take a step back from your science obsession and practice some real empathy, and study some psychology first. If you really thought his noodliness really cared about everyone, you'd probably be able to make jokes about those people without hurting their wee-noodle-self, no matter the religion or region.
However, judging by the demeanor of you and your FSM buddies, it's just about outpouring hatred to a particular brand of the united states. Most likely these kinds of people won't change, and it shows you do not care if they do genuinely do not want change. FSM people just like the sound of their own voice I guess. That's every religion ever.
Most of these FSM members are kind of bullshit in all honesty.
I guess it is a bit childish like every other FSM book I have attempted to read.
Much more fun, relaxing, and interesting than The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Bobby Henderson seems like a angry religious maniac in comparison.
For that, I say well done, el dente!
I could see where the anger comes from, and throwing offensive remarks at these folks won't help.
I would know. Religious tyrants are not a new idea though, and I would hope every member of FSM would avoid that.
To some extent, with the way these groups are trying to fuse religion dogma and state again, it will likely be an issue and people will only know the extent of the damage via said "fusion" after the fact.
Religious folks are taking aim at science in many ways, stating the obvious about some of the things scientists tend to overlook because of the money in their coffers these days. Rightfully so, science needs boundaries too, just like religion.
I think the group with the most funny money in their coffers are the people to worry about usually.
I suppose Europeans and Americans today, do not remember the dark ages or their olde bodies of governance and their legacy feudal systems until they finally get a taste of it again.
For the most part this was an enjoyable read, and most of the nincompoops Fausnight speaks of, generally do not see their lives as something science could fix, let alone FSM. People help people!
I am no angel, although shoveling shit at other people, shows your lack of empathy. I have never seen anybody thank somebody else for criticizing them without any sense of empathy or some kind of at-least backhanded compliment.
Think of each person's ego as a little person clone of them sitting on their shoulder.
I will call it, the wee-noodle-self, made in the Flying Spaghetti Monster's image.
Now if I take the little noodle-self and punch it directly in it's little noodle face then drag it through the mud, what do you think that makes it's owner feel or similar owners like it?
As it's nose is bleeding and it's head is a bit smacked in, what do you think it tells it's big self?
To take the joke further let's say I tarred and feathered your wee-noodle-self, and then I wash it off, and boil it, then ate it with sauce and parmesan.
Really what I have done to this strawman, this wee-noodle-self, is decided that those people's mythos and consequently, part of their wee-noodle-self is no longer important.
The general idea out of the wee-noodle-self is the FSM truly do not want to help people suffering from religious dogma, they just want to throw shit at them. Just like dogmatic religious people often do.
I guess you can get mad at people for being ignorant, although some of them like their culture and worry if they leave the noodle-nest into your brave free-thinking FSM world, they'll be ostracized by the people around them, lose their job or worse.
For many readers, you're asking them to develop a scientific intellect suddenly, that is, an intelligence around science and rigorous study. This is unlikely and sometimes not possible for those who do not already agree with you.
You're asking them to fight back in many cases, that might lose them friends, family and generally be hated or made fun of in their region.
You're asking them to believe in something that they'll be ostracized for, and not surprisingly, made martyrs for in some cases, as ridiculous as that is; killing somebody over a joke/satire.
Simply put, people are not willing to forgo their entire lifestyle to make a point that is obvious to many people who can see through the millenniums of power-politics and power-religion being used against the common man's critical thinking skills.
Especially, like you said, if those positions of influence are rot with power, control, money and keeping their fellow man down as a result. They may be keeping themselves King of the Shit-pile in your eyes, but it's just survival to them.
So take a step back from your science obsession and practice some real empathy, and study some psychology first. If you really thought his noodliness really cared about everyone, you'd probably be able to make jokes about those people without hurting their wee-noodle-self, no matter the religion or region.
However, judging by the demeanor of you and your FSM buddies, it's just about outpouring hatred to a particular brand of the united states. Most likely these kinds of people won't change, and it shows you do not care if they do genuinely do not want change. FSM people just like the sound of their own voice I guess. That's every religion ever.
Most of these FSM members are kind of bullshit in all honesty.
June 19, 2023
For those who aren't familiar with The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, The CoTFSM is intended to be a humorous approach to a serious topic.
The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally founded in Kansas in 2005. The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally established in response to junior high school and high school teachers who were teaching "intelligent design" as an alternative theory to evolution in biology classes in public junior high schools and high schools.
The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster began as a website for those who believe in Pastafarianism, the idea caught on, and people throughout the world are now embracing the tenets of Noodleism.
The basic premise of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster is that in 1787, the Congress of the United States of America passed a law which became effective in December of 1791 which was intended to officially permanently separate religion from government in the U.S.
More than 2 centuries have passed since the First Amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America was entered into effect, and there's no shortage of politicians at the Federal, state and local levels who are attempting to turn their own personal religious beliefs into political legislation.
Organizations such as The Freedom From Religion Foundation use a serious approach to attempting to publicize as well as block proposed legislation which is based on religious ideologies, and The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster takes a humorous approach to this.
In countries which do have an official state religion (i.e., the U.K.), the purpose of Pastafarianism is to ensure that people's rights to believe in whatever they want to believe and to practice their beliefs is 100% protected- including the rights of atheists (though Pastafarians are not atheists, atheists don't believe in His Noodleness The Flying Spaghetti Monster).
The first book about Pastafarianism was "The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti," which was written by the prophet Bobby Henderson (Random House/ Villard Books, 2006). Since the original founding text of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally published back in 2006, a small handful of other theologians have written books about Pastafarianism and the tenets of Noodleism.
"The Gospel Of Bowtie" is one of a handful of books which have been written about The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. This book is very cleverly written.
Anyone who is interested in parody religions will thoroughly enjoy reading this book.
The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally founded in Kansas in 2005. The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally established in response to junior high school and high school teachers who were teaching "intelligent design" as an alternative theory to evolution in biology classes in public junior high schools and high schools.
The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster began as a website for those who believe in Pastafarianism, the idea caught on, and people throughout the world are now embracing the tenets of Noodleism.
The basic premise of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster is that in 1787, the Congress of the United States of America passed a law which became effective in December of 1791 which was intended to officially permanently separate religion from government in the U.S.
More than 2 centuries have passed since the First Amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America was entered into effect, and there's no shortage of politicians at the Federal, state and local levels who are attempting to turn their own personal religious beliefs into political legislation.
Organizations such as The Freedom From Religion Foundation use a serious approach to attempting to publicize as well as block proposed legislation which is based on religious ideologies, and The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster takes a humorous approach to this.
In countries which do have an official state religion (i.e., the U.K.), the purpose of Pastafarianism is to ensure that people's rights to believe in whatever they want to believe and to practice their beliefs is 100% protected- including the rights of atheists (though Pastafarians are not atheists, atheists don't believe in His Noodleness The Flying Spaghetti Monster).
The first book about Pastafarianism was "The Gospel Of The Flying Spaghetti," which was written by the prophet Bobby Henderson (Random House/ Villard Books, 2006). Since the original founding text of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally published back in 2006, a small handful of other theologians have written books about Pastafarianism and the tenets of Noodleism.
"The Gospel Of Bowtie" is one of a handful of books which have been written about The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. This book is very cleverly written.
Anyone who is interested in parody religions will thoroughly enjoy reading this book.
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