Authorities in New Jersey said they were called by motor vehicle workers who reported a man refusing to take a pasta strainer off his head for an ID photo. The man, Aaron Williams, 25, said the pasta strainer was a religious head covering as he practices Pastafarianism, the religion of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The satirical religion is a movement opposed to the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in schools. Williams reluctantly agreed to have his picture taken without the strainer and deleted a video he had taken in violation of office rules.





