I shouldn't have to get a license to get married, and a judge shouldn't have the authority to marry anyone. Someone above mentioned gay marriage, I wonder why government has anything to do with marriage at all? Why should a single parent of one child pay more in taxes than a childless married couple who earn the same amount of income? Marriage itself is a religious rite, and government should stay the hell out. If Scientology can be a religion, surely Pastafarianism can be, too. Why do I not have the right to adopt a native religion and eat peyote or psilocybin? Why weren't Catholics and many other Christians allowed to drink real wine during prohibition when they performed communion?Īs to the pastafarians, at first I thought since this "religion" is an athiest joke on the religious it isn't a real religion, but then I thought of L. I just woke up and am only on my second cup of coffee, so I first read rge headline as "Rastafarian" rather than "Pastafarian" (and I missed the "in Australia), and the first thing that came to mind was, if I'm supposed to have freedom of religion, why can't I smoke pot as a sacrament? I agree with the Rastafarians that pot is indeed a sacrament it does bring the religious person closer to God. The church I attend is nondenominational and has become one of the biggest churches in Springfield (although the fact that the head preacher could have been a stand-up comedian surely has something to do with it). I'm pleased that more and more Christians are ignoring denominations. IMO those who preach fire and brimstone are sadly misguided. It's amazing that so few people who profess to be Christians miss the whole point of their own religion, which is you are forgiven! The only catch is, you have to forgive others as well. My grandmother, a Southern Baptist, told me once that my great aunt was always hounding her, telling her she was going to hell because she wore pants. What makes that joke so funny is that it's only a tiny bit of an exaggeration. Northern ConservativeBaptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over. He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!" He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?" I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump.