Confessional reasons? Is that phrase an exact translation, or does it have some broader meaning??
However, it's not unknown for religion and driver's licenses/other official ID to have some conflict.
edited 13th Jul '11 10:58:29 AM by blueharp
It's awesome that the law has to accommodate the rules of obviously made-up religions, and rules that are made up even in the context of a made up religion.
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Probably a false friend translation. "Konfession" in German is sorta like "denomination" in English.
Well, that's exactly why Pastafarism was invented, wasn't it? To show how silly religious privileges are. If 'real' religions get them it's only fair made-up religions get them, too.
edited 13th Jul '11 1:28:07 PM by Octo
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Exactly. Not extending those privileges to all belief systems similar to religions would be ridiculous.
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I think none of them should get any special treatment.
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That's the goal that Pastafarianism was invented to accomplish, by pointing out how silly it was to grant privileges in the first place.
Winning the same rights now means people are gonna question the justification for those privileges, which will then cause the same questions to be presented to the established religions.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Not really, it's just going to get people riled up at the ass-hats who don't recognize the difference between genuine belief and putting on an act.
Believe it or not, the law does often require a genuine belief, whether it be for a conscientious objector or a license plate. Just like it requires a genuine disability.
An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".
Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.
Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.
The Austrian authorities required him to obtain a doctor's certificate that he was "psychologically fit" to drive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523
And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)