More People Smitten with FSM!

There are more and more people in Crossville, TN smitten by the beautiful Flying Spaghetti Monster adorning our courthouse lawn. I've heard that pirates will be making a weekly journey to see his holy noodleyness each Saturday at 3 p.m. in order to visit, worship and be touched by his noodly appendages. The County Mayor Brock Hill even issued a statement that he thought the FSM was made to ridicule and minimize Christianity.
Now our beloved noodly courthouse lawn ornament has people leaping to his holy defense. Ariel, is to be commended for her courage and artwork in using the system to enable all of us to enjoy such a treasure in front of the county's courthouse. Her use of the first amendment right in this case is stunning!

Flying Spaghetti Monster in Crossville!

This is too funny.

A local artist has erected a sculpture of a Flying Spaghetti Monster on the Cumberland County Courthouse lawn for Flying Spaghetti Monster Day. It is there with all the other statues and forms of freedom of expression. Sound ridiculous? It is doing exactly what the artist intended - provoking thought, discussion and question. Is a courthouse lawn the most appropriate place? I don't know, but as long as there is a statue of Jesus, monkeys, nativity scenes, statue of liberty and veteran's memorials, then a Flying Spaghetti Monster should be allowed as well. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the symbol of worship for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Several people have taken note of the sculpture with its noodly appendages.

The artist, Ariel, has a blog here. It explains the entire process and her thoughts.

Enjoy!