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In March 2007, Bryan Killian, a [[high school]] student in [[Buncombe County]] in [[North Carolina]], was suspended for wearing "pirate regalia" which he said was part of his Pastafarian faith. Killian protested the suspension, saying it violated his [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|first amendment]] rights to [[religious freedom]] and [[freedom of expression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770328123|title=School: Pirates are not welcome|last=Schrader|first=Jordan|date=2007-03-29|work=Citizen-Times|accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref> "If this is what I believe in, no matter how stupid it might sound, I should be able to express myself however I want to," he said.<ref name="Escapist" /> However, the school denied that Killian's faith played a role in his suspension, instead citing classroom disruption and insubordination as causes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/43272-student-punished-for-spaghetti-beliefs|title=Student punished for spaghetti beliefs|date=2007-03-29|work=Metro|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd|accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref> In March 2008, Pastafarians in [[Crossville, Tennessee]], were permitted to place a Flying Spaghetti Monster statue in a free speech zone on the [[Courthouse]] lawn, and proceeded to do so.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flying Spaghetti Monster statue at Tennessee courthouse |publisher = CNET Networks, |url=http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9906870-52.html?tag=nefd.only|year = 2008 |month = April|accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> The display gained national interest on blogs and internet news sites and appeared in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine. It was later removed from the premises, along with all other long-term statues, due to an effort sparked mainly by controversy over the statue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/cnhi/crossvillechronicle/homepage/local_story_106193650.html?keyword=leadpicturestory|title=Courthouse No Longer Hosting Free Speech Displays|last=Nelson|first=Gary|date=2008-04-15|work=The Crossville Chronicle|accessdate=10 July 2008}}</ref>
In July 2011, Austrian Niko Alm, a self-acknowledged atheist and co-founder of the movement "Volksbegehrens gegen Kirchen-Privilegien" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirchen-privilegien.at/}}</ref> (The Referendum against Church Privileges), received his official driver's license with himself depicted wearing what he termed a religious headdress: namely, a standard noodlestrainer purchased at IKEA. Alm satrically claimed that it was the required headdress for all Pastafarians, a move meant to shed light on the priveledges religion holds in Austrian society as headdresses, or any other form of headgear, are only permitted on official passport photos when and if they are required either based on medicial necessity or religious beliefs. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://religion.orf.at/projekt03/news/1107/ne110714_nudelsieb_fr.htm}}</ref>
==See also==
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