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A Surrey, B.C. man is straining the limits of British Columbia’s ID guidelines, saying it’s his religious right to wear a colander on his head for his driver’s licence photo.
Obi Canuel, an ordained minister in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, says the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is denying him the right to wear his religious headgear for his driver’s licence photo. The ICBC told Canuel he couldn’t wear the colander for the photo last fall, when he tried to have his licence renewed. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster minister denied driver's licence photo in British Columbia | CTV News
Nice. Even better (arguably), a "pastafarian" about 50 miles away from me in rural upstate NY was sworn into office wearing a colander either this year or last (I think he won a seat as a town councilman; Democrat obviously (obvious given the current state of American politics))
This is the reason why I was absolutely opposed to the laws that would allow Muslim women to wear a full face-covering (only the eyes would be visible) for their ID photos. I figured that no one else would be able to claim religious exemption for ID rules.
Not that this kind of thing is a super-big deal, but it shows how "exceptions" to laws being made for religious reasons can easily reduce people to a "lesser" or "second class" status.
Yes, the law only applies to YOU, but not to them!
I think I'd let him wear it, but it would have to be with a rakish tilt back, so his mug would still be quite visible.
I'm a little disappointed in his choice of head covering. My spaghetti strainer is metal, has four prong-like legs on the bottom and would make more of a statement. And perhaps allow the wearer to communicate with the big spaghetti monster in the sky.
I'm a little disappointed in his choice of head covering. My spaghetti strainer is metal and has four curved legs on the bottom and would make more of a statement. And perhaps allow the wearer to communicate with the big spaghetti monster in the sky.
Yeah, I am disapointed in plastic strainers. I favor the purity of essence found in a metal mesh colander, myself.
A Surrey, B.C. man is straining the limits of British Columbia’s ID guidelines, saying it’s his religious right to wear a colander on his head for his driver’s licence photo.
Obi Canuel, an ordained minister in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, says the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is denying him the right to wear his religious headgear for his driver’s licence photo. The ICBC told Canuel he couldn’t wear the colander for the photo last fall, when he tried to have his licence renewed. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster minister denied driver's licence photo in British Columbia | CTV News
Either no wearing of anything on the head should be allowed, or it should be allowed for any reason.
This notion that there is a compelling reason why people should not be allowed to wear, say, a hat - but if they have a religious reason, they don't have to do so - is absurd.
If the reason isn't compelling enough to require that someone remove their headgear that they wear because some ancient tribe wrote that a magical guy in the sky wants them to wear it, then it isn't compelling enough to require anyone to remove their headgear. Conversely, if it is so important that I don't wear a hat (for example, my Death Valley National Park baseball-type hat) then it should be equally important that others don't wear their My-Deity-Says-I-Have-To-Wear-This hat.
This idea that religion gives people a free pass from following rules that otherwise apply to everyone is self-absorbed nonsense.
Lame. But if a muslim woman needs to remove her headcovering, I don't see why this nut should be allowed to wear his.
Because you can see his face with a strainer on. You can't with a face -cover. Hair is a bit more arguable, but push the ol' tin lid back to reveal the Hobbit -curls. The wrap -around face -cloth and you have to guess at what the hair is like.
On the other hand, if the people in class or work remove their religious hats and trinkets, then the spoofers should not object to removing strainer, pirate hat or, as I have taken to wearing at the Proms, a goldfish bowl (1) with a rat -trap inside, just as statement of faith in the randomness of factors.
(1) plastic of course, not glass. I may be whacky but I'm not daft.
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