Pirate Priestess Angela Carter and her husband Captain Colin 'Cupcakes' Carter selected 'no religion' on the 2021 Census — and their reason lies in Christianity.
Meanwhile people ticking the "no religion" box has risen to 38.9 per cent, up from 30.1 per cent in 2016.
"We all agreed that we would put 'no religion' because when you put Pastafarian … that actually gets marked up as Christian," she claimed. He argued that his belief about the universe being created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster was just as valid as "intelligent design", and deserved as much time in classrooms as creationism.Mr Henderson's letter lit up the internet, sparked a bidding war among book publishers and inadvertently created something that was either a satire of mainstream faith, a light-hearted but legitimate religion, or an important social movement, depending on your point of view.
The Carters were both ordained ministers of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster — a process that involved ordering an "ordination pack" from Mr Henderson, who signed it himself.Sometime between joining the religion and getting married, the Carters bought what was known as The Blue Church, on the Princes Highway, west of Colac in south-west Victoria.
Pastafarians don't have church services of any kind, but the Blue Church has become a tourist attraction."It was very clearly a calling for us."People have always stopped to take photos at the church, even before the Flying Spaghetti Monster signs went up, but once the sign went up outside, people tell me that's what makes them stop."We've even had a few that have come in and wanted to be married — we've had four weddings here.
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