Sadly, religious liberty has been denied to one of my fellow Georgians:
Whether or not Chris Avino could sport a colander in his driver’s license photo became an issue for the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
Avino got a temporary ID sporting the strainer after telling people it was a religious headdress — he is a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. But the department later changed its mind and said Avino would have to retake the picture.
A colander, they said, is just a colander.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/georgia-wont-allow-pastafarian-to-wear-colander-in/npttG/
Today, like most days, I am ashamed to be from Georgia. Us Pastafarians deserve better.
UPDATE:
Massachusetts allows religious freedom for Pastafarians:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/16/church-flying-spaghetti-monster-massachusetts-religion/75862946/