Bobby Henderson (activist) explained

Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Oregon, United States
Alma Mater:Oregon State University
Known:Founder of Pastafarianism

Bobby Henderson is an American physics graduate, known for being the founder of Pastafarianism.

Early life and education

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

Pastafarianism

See main article: Flying Spaghetti Monster. 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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster . Facebook . 11 December 2023 . 18 July 2020.
  2. Web site: About « Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113104934/https://www.spaghettimonster.org/about/ . January 13, 2020.
  3. News: Timms . Peter . Pasta strainers and pirates: how the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was born . May 17, 2019 . The Guardian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116235547/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/18/pasta-strainers-and-pirates-how-the-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-was-born . November 16, 2019.
  4. News: Natanson . Hannah . A Pastafarian opened a council meeting wearing a spaghetti strainer. He says it's about separation of church and state. . September 20, 2019 . The Washington Post . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190921001953/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/20/pastafarian-opened-council-meeting-wearing-spaghetti-strainer-he-says-its-about-separation-church-state/ . September 21, 2019.
  5. News: Millhiser . Ian . A Pastafarian hilariously trolled a town council meeting. The stakes are profoundly serious. . September 22, 2019 . Vox . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216072746/https://www.vox.com/2019/9/22/20875562/separation-church-state-pastafarian-satanic-temple-establishment-flying-spaghetti-monster . December 16, 2019 . en.
  6. News: Slisco . Aila . Pastor from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster led "Pastafarian prayers" at a government meeting in Alaska . September 19, 2019 . Newsweek . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204111432/https://www.newsweek.com/pastafarian-pastor-praises-flying-spaghetti-monster-government-sponsored-prayer-session-alaska-1460109 . February 4, 2020 . en.
  7. News: Henley . Jon . Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules . August 16, 2018 . The Guardian . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190919214250/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/16/pastafarianism-is-not-a-religion-dutch-court-rules . September 19, 2019.

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