Flying Spaghetti Monster is his buddy

And now, time for something … debatable?

An Austrian atheist, possibly bothered by either religious tolerance or religious carte blanche given out by his country, has had enough! His limit has been reached and he won’t take it anymore! It’s time for a protest!

And as we all know, all protests are made successful through the use of pasta strainers.

And by use, I mean wear.

Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons. Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism. [emphasis ours]

There’s been no word on whether Alm can cook a mean rigatoni or not.