New Zealand approves ‘Pastafarian’ marriage ceremonies because the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a real organisation

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he “Flying Spaghetti Monster” movement, which developed in the United States about 10 years ago, also believes there is a good beer volcano in heaven but the beer in hell is stale. Photo: SCMP Picture

Published: 7:45pm, 20 Dec 2015Updated: 2:31pm, 1 Mar 2016

Colander-wearing members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster could soon be legally married in New Zealand after the church was approved to hold “Pastafarian” marriage ceremonies.

Church adherents, who wear colanders on their heads, revere pirates and believe the universe was created by a flying noodle, have been recognised in New Zealand as a bone fide organisation.

Their right to nominate marriage celebrants was approved on December 10 and the church head, the “Top R'Amen”, was reported Sunday saying she had filed her application and hoped to begin conducting Pastafarian weddings next month.

The woman, who requested anonymity, earlier told Radio New Zealand it was only right that marriages in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster be recognised.

“We are a bone fide church and our people do like to get married, some of them several times,” she said.

This New Zealand man had his official driver licence photo taken wearing a colander on his head. Photo: SCMP Picture

“We like to have baptisms and babies and celebrations and divorces and it's always nice to have an official marriage celebrant to preside over these celebrations.”