article_snippet: March 6 has long been "The Day of the Dude," and as a Dudeist minister, should I not demand respect for my beliefs, by insisting that the school district "take 'er easy" on that date every year?
article_snippet: Pastafarians believe that every Friday is a holiday.
article_snippet: Perhaps it is time for us all to be touched by the noodly appendage of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on a weekly basis.
article_snippet: Myself, I intend to continue to observe The Day of the Dude every year by takin' er easy for all you sinners.  
article_snippet: I don't expect you to -- and as much as I would like the government to mandate that we all do so every March 6, that would simply rot the Lemon, so to speak.
highlights_snippet: Marc Randazza: Why not observe MY religion: Day of the Dude?