Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court decides

Ha - "Pastafarianism was essentially a satire and not a serious faith." Like Scientology?

Anyway the deciding issue was, a study of Pastafarianism shows there is no requirement to wear the hat - its a personal choice. Fair enough.

The title is misleading - they didn't strike down Pastafarianism, they just denied a request to wear a colander-hat in a passport photo