The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism (a portmanteau of pasta and Rastafarian), is a religious cult that promotes their "saucy" religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM). They oppose the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in public schools. According to adherents, Pastafarianism is a "real, legitimate religion, as much as any other." Pastafarianism is legally recognized as a religion in the Netherlands and New Zealand – where Pastafarian representatives have been authorized to celebrate weddings and where the first legally recognized Pastafarian wedding was performed in April 2016. In the United States the same month, a federal judge ruled that the "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster" is not a real religion. "How can a religion be based on a deit