"A New York politician sported a spaghetti strainer as a head covering for his swearing-in ceremony to make a point about religious freedom.
Christopher Schaeffer, a minister in the Pastafarian faith, wore a solemn face on Jan. 2 as he stood with a colander on his head and his hand raised while Town Clerk Allison Dispense administered the oath of office to join the Pomfret Town Board.
"It's just a statement about religious freedom," he told the Observer in Dunkirk, about accessorizing with the symbol of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Leslie Larson / NY Daily News:
Christopher Schaeffer, a minister in the Pastafarian faith, wore a solemn face on Jan. 2 as he stood with a colander on his head and his hand raised while Town Clerk Allison Dispense administered the oath of office to join the Pomfret Town Board.
"It's just a statement about religious freedom," he told the Observer in Dunkirk, about accessorizing with the symbol of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Leslie Larson / NY Daily News:
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