Some in Russia apparently fail to appreciate the humor of the "Pastafarian" movement.
Raw Story reports that on Saturday, Moscow police detained eight followers of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster for attempting to hold an unsanctioned rally:
Followers of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster planned to hold a “pasta procession” in Moscow and St. Petersburg to honor the birthday of Robert De Niro, who once played a character named Noodle in the movie Once Upon A Time in America.
The “pasta procession” in Moscow was disrupted by the Orthodox activist group Bozhaya Volya, or God’s Will, who sprayed ketchup on a march participants. The Orthodox group has held demonstrations against homosexuality, the punk rock group Pussy Riot, and the Darwin natural history museum.
