The book is a very elaborate satyr and an eloquently-worded criticism of both Intelligent Design and the evolutionary theory. The book was entitled ‘The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster’. A book was also published by Henderson, describing and elaborating on the Pastafarian beliefs he wrote about in his letter. Secondly, the Pastafarians, as they are called, are described as somewhat an anti-religious religion (though they explicitly deny this on their website), spreading their propaganda through many creative ways like paintings, posters, web site blogs, photos and videos. He claims that if people were allowed to teach Intelligent Design as a science in public schools, then the teachings of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster should be taught as well, since they have equal rights as beliefs. In contrast, the theory of evolution states that life forms and everything else simply evolved by themselves through millions of years. This is often referred to as ‘creationism’, and related to the beliefs of numerous religious groups. Intelligent design is the idea or belief that an omnipotent being is the sole creator of the world and designer of the entire universe. His intention for the letter was to voice out his concern regarding the Kansas School Board’s decision to include the teaching of Intelligent Design along with the Theory of Evolution in Science subjects in the curriculum of its public schools. The character was first publicized when Henderson posted an open letter to the Kansas School Board on his internet site. This is the so-called deity that the Pastafarians ‘worship’.įirst of all, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the brainchild of Bobby Henderson in 2005, who at the time was an unemployed physics graduate. What exactly is the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and what do its followers believe in? The Flying Spaghetti Monster or FSM is supposedly a supernatural being, reminiscent of a big, floating blob of pasta noodles with two eyeballs on top and two meatballs at either side of its ‘body’.