Home›Sources›Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project)SourcesChurch of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/wrsp-flying-spaghetti-monster-mcintyre-2016.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/wrsp-flying-spaghetti-monster-mcintyre-2016Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster-p, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/wrsp-flying-spaghetti-monster-mcintyre-2016}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA profile of the movement's founding, doctrine and organization on the World Religions and Spirituality Project, an academically directed reference database, covering Bobby Henderson's 2005 letter, the Big Boil creation account, the Eight I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts, and a country by country account of legal recognition attempts.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (44 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A specialist academic reference site directed by scholars of new religious movements, not a peer reviewed journal but editorially reviewed and written by a named scholar; used for organizational and doctrinal detail, cross-checked against the news reporting cited alongside it for the specific legal outcomes.NotesWell-attestedCited for Pastafarianism's founding narrative, doctrine and organization.CitationAuthorWell-attestedElisha McIntyrePublisherWell-attestedWorld Religions and Spirituality Project (wrldrels.org)Publication YearWell-attested2016Source TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaClaims Backed By This Source (44 claims)This source backs 44 claims across the atlas. As facts: 34 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 15 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 connected, 3 general references.Religions, 14 claims: 9 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested34ArticlesBobby Henderson After the LetterThe Letter That Started It: What Bobby Henderson Actually ArguedThe Physics Degree and the January 2005 LetterHistorical FiguresBobby HendersonReligionsChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterSourcesChurch of the Flying Spaghetti Monster / Pastafarianism (Elisha McIntyre, World Religions and Spirituality Project)Holds4ReligionsChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterConnected1ArticlesThe Physics Degree and the January 2005 LetterGeneral References5ArticlesBobby Henderson After the LetterThe Letter That Started It: What Bobby Henderson Actually ArguedThe Physics Degree and the January 2005 LetterHistorical FiguresBobby HendersonReligionsChurch of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year