I’m a really proud, outspoken atheist. I am proud of Utah for allowing freedom of all religions in what is considered by many to be a one-religion state.

Utah resident Jessica Steinhauser, expressing her surprise that she was allowed to wear a pasta strainer on her head in her driver's license photograph. Steinhauser said the strainer represents the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which was created in 2005 to protest the teaching of creationism in Kansas public schools. The Utah DMV said people can wear whatever headgear they want in driver's license photos, so long as their face is visible.