Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Kudos to this kid, who's got huge meatballs.

Thinking the "church" was a joke, I Googled and found a pretty awesome Web site, and what appears to be a fairly widespread, loose as it may be, organization.Best photo on the site:

When I Accepted Jesus As My Personal Lord and Savior .......... At Gunpoint.

Kids. Church. Guns.

Stepping stones along the pathway to eternal salvation (at least on the part of the pathway that traverses Oklahoma). I used to think this kind of thing was merely the stuff of parody. Apparently, I was wrong:

An Oklahoma baptist church has insisted it will proceed with its controversial plan to give away an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle* during a youth conference - a move described as "a way of trying to encourage young people to attend the event", according to local Koko 5 news.

Windsor Hills Baptist apparently has a history of worshipping God through firepower, and last year ran a shooting competition as part of its annual shindig. This year, it reportedly shelled out $800 for said trophy semi, but the church’s youth pastor, Bob Ross, claimed the main thrust of the conference wasn't about guns but rather "teens finding faith".