Reports the Council of State (Raad van State) ruling of 15 August 2018 refusing Nijmegen resident Mienke de Wilde the right to wear a colander in her passport and driver's license photographs, on the ground that Pastafarianism lacks the persuasiveness, seriousness, coherence and importance a religion or belief needs under Dutch law for the head covering exception to apply.
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An established English-language news outlet covering Dutch affairs, reporting a named court and a named, dated ruling; no individual byline is shown on the article. NotesPrimary citation for the Netherlands refusal in Pastafarianism's legal-status fact.
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AuthorDutchNews.nl
PublisherDutchNews.nl
Publication Year2018
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