No Salami in Festivus

(Orange County, California) The attorney for an inmate Malcolm Alarmo King at the county jail convinced Superior Court Judge Derek G. Johnson that Festivus is a legitimate religion which allowed King to receive a 'kosher diet' of double portions without salami.

[For those who may not know, Festivus was created by the writing staff of the Seinfeld television program for a show about an alternative to celebrating Christmas.]

According to defense attorney Fred Thiagarajah, when King was prosecuted for a felony controlled substance charge, he said eating salami was against his religion.

Judge Johnson pulled King’s lawyer and the prosecutor aside and said he needed a religion to put down on the order to make it stick, explained Thiagarajah.

“I said Festivus,” said Thiagarajah. The order was granted – three non-salami meals a day.

It all sounds silly but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Festivus churches soon. Probably all that's needed is for some "prophet" to write the Book of Festivus. Amen.