Festivus (beer can pole and all), Atheism and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster are all deemed acceptable for the capital building display area.

The state Department of Management Services denied the Satanic Temple's application because it was deemed to be too offensive. Really, et tu Florida?

I actually chuckled while reading this. Festivus is totally made up, as is the Spaghetti monster thing - not that I am taking the dark side or anything. I do like spaghetti.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the state Department of Management Services said "The department's position is that your proposed display is grossly offensive during the holiday season," DMS Administrative Assistant Sherrie K. Routt emailed a group calling itself the Satanic Temple.

Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the temple, said in an email the group was "surprised and dismayed" by the rejection.

The displays that were approved are: a mound of shredded paper on an office chair meant to represent the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and a beer can pole in honor of Festivus... for the restuvus.