Originally founded in 1947, as an offshoot of Pastafarianism, The Church of the Holy Sloth has recently experienced enormous growth in membership.  Most of the new members are college students, who find solace in the Commandments of the Holy Sloth.  It seems that many universities require their faculty to make "religious accommodations."  For example, students who have an examination scheduled on a day of religious observance must be allowed to take the examination on another day.  Also, students must be permitted to wear religious garb.

    Here is an abbreviated list of the Academic Commandments of the Holy Sloth with suggestions on how faculty can accommodate students who belong to the Church of the Holy Sloth.

• On every day, the hours from midnight to 11 AM and noon to midnight are reserved for religious observance.  No exams or quizzes may be taken during these hours and class attendance cannot be required during these hours.

• On Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays the hour from 11 AM to noon is a time of religious observance.

• Academic work is not allowed in the home.  Accordingly, homework cannot be assigned.  An alternate means of evaluation must be employed.

• It is forbidden to write term papers.  For classes which normally require term papers, an alternate means of evaluation must be employed.

• All books are holy books, and access to them may not be restricted at any time.  Faculty must permit members to take their exams "open book."

• Plagiarism is good practice.  Faculty may not penalize members for plagiarism.

• The Holy Sloth frequently asks its faithful to spread the word.  These requests must be acted on immediately.  Accordingly, faculty must not reprimand a member from talking with others during lecture.

• Part of the religious garb is a cell phone and an iPod.  The use of these must not be restricted during examinations or at any other time.

• No final grade lower than a B may be received.  If a member has a final average of C or below at the end of the semester, that member must be given opportunities to earn extra credit until the average merits a final grade of at least B.

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This page most recently revised on 1-February-2019