peaches Posted November 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 95 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,315 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/25/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 21, 2006 Jedi Knights Demand UK's 4th Largest Religion Receive Recognition With their vast intergalactic knowledge and ability to harness the Force, the task of convincing UN officials to recognise their cause should be a walkover for a pair of Jedi Knights. http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/39484/J...ive_Recognition i mean, star wars is a cool movie and all, but this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I've heard of this religious movement before. What I'd like to know is how much of this is a SciFi/fantasy hobby vs. an actual belief in "The Force". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iryssa Posted November 22, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 117 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,860 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/13/1984 Share Posted November 22, 2006 My guess is that there's a little of both...I mean, most of the people involved are prolly just crazy big fans, but I'll bet there's a few near the top who have made it their life goal to be able to use Jedi mind tricks and Force push. (Personally, I just play the video games for that ) Still, I think that's one of the most hillarious things I've read this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted November 22, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted November 22, 2006 WOW, hmmm, next, treakies are going to proclaim a religion, I mean It would be cool to have a light saver, and wear a robe around all the time, I think I'll stick to truth in Jesus. lol people take the jedi thing too too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted November 22, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted November 22, 2006 My guess is that there's a little of both...I mean, most of the people involved are prolly just crazy big fans, but I'll bet there's a few near the top who have made it their life goal to be able to use Jedi mind tricks and Force push. (Personally, I just play the video games for that ) Still, I think that's one of the most hillarious things I've read this year! All though when I was little and tried to use jedi mind tricks, and force push, I gave up, personally, Now I can play the starwars games and use mind tricks, and force push as well. Ya, episode 3 rocks for ps2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The article says millions follow the "Jedi" religion. Honestly, I think some people have way too much time on their hands. I like Sci-Fi, but it is pretty bad when people cannot divorce fiction from reality. These folks need to get a job and live in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Durnan Posted November 23, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,782 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 49 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/14/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 23, 2006 "And BROAD is the way that leads to destruction and MANY there be that go in thereat." Goodby Jedi! Hello Jesus! Amen & Amen! http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 23, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted November 23, 2006 WOW, hmmm, next, treakies are going to proclaim a religion, I mean It would be cool to have a light saver, and wear a robe around all the time, I think I'll stick to truth in Jesus. lol people take the jedi thing too too far. No, there was no religion is Star Trek. OK, I understand how you all perceive this. But please try to bend an ear a bit. If not for Jesus, I'd have gone down the path of Neo-paganism or something similar. When people do not have the Lord, they do try to fill the void with something else. The sci-fi/fantasy people who are not into the "logic of science" tend to go towards the spiritism side of things. I know because I've had friends who were into this. We need to stop at them and start them. Consider, what brought you into the kingdom - love or ridicule? Please let go of the ridicule, OK? These are lost and hurting people looking for an escape from mundane life. So, when I wonder if they actually believe in the force or are just playing with it like a hobby or a club, I am sincerely wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted November 24, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted November 24, 2006 WOW, hmmm, next, treakies are going to proclaim a religion, I mean It would be cool to have a light saver, and wear a robe around all the time, I think I'll stick to truth in Jesus. lol people take the jedi thing too too far. No, there was no religion is Star Trek. OK, I understand how you all perceive this. But please try to bend an ear a bit. If not for Jesus, I'd have gone down the path of Neo-paganism or something similar. When people do not have the Lord, they do try to fill the void with something else. The sci-fi/fantasy people who are not into the "logic of science" tend to go towards the spiritism side of things. I know because I've had friends who were into this. We need to stop at them and start them. Consider, what brought you into the kingdom - love or ridicule? Please let go of the ridicule, OK? These are lost and hurting people looking for an escape from mundane life. So, when I wonder if they actually believe in the force or are just playing with it like a hobby or a club, I am sincerely wondering. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckthesystem Posted November 25, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,706 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 3,386 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/10/1955 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I think this is actually a load of garbage. You might remember some years ago (about seven or eight years I think) there was a world-wide - mainly from UK though - email campaign trying to persuade people to write "Jedi-knight" on forms requesting "religion". This was about the time of a census (somewhere - can't remember where) and the point of it was a protest against having to answer questions about religion. There was a rumour that if (I think it was) about 20% of people put their religion on the census form as "Jedi" then it would have to be recognised by the government as an official religion. I don't think this was ever true. My son takes great delight in writing "Jedi" for his "religion" whenever it comes up (he tells me it is his "bourgeois protest") and to my knowledge he has only seen the film "Star Wars" once and is not particularly a fan of it. So I don't think that the "millions of people" are serious about being a "Jedi", they just think they are being funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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