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Summary

U.S. Army military identification tags ("dog tags") with religious/belief system designation: "Atheist/FSM." According to Griffith, "Atheist" was his serious response to the question of religious preference, but he added "FSM" - for The Church of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying Spaghetti Monster">Flying Spaghetti Monster</a> - as a subtle "rebellion" against the initial refusal of an Army rep making his dogtags to write "Atheist" on them. (Griffith had his own dog tags made -- acceptable to the Army because customized dog tags are allowed as long as they meet Army specifications.)

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current16:43, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 16:43, 14 January 2017317 × 194 (22 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)U.S. Army military identification tags ("dog tags") with religious/belief system designation: "Atheist/FSM." According to Griffith, "Atheist" was his serious response to the question of religious preference, but he added "FSM" - for The Church of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying Spaghetti Monster">Flying Spaghetti Monster</a> - as a subtle "rebellion" against the initial refusal of an Army rep making his dogtags to write "Atheist" on them. (Griffith had his own dog tags made -- acceptable to the Army because customized dog tags are allowed as long as they meet Army specifications.)
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