The UK government refused to acknowledge the "JEDI" as a real religion due to the fact that they had no official places of worship (2001 official cencus).
400,000 people (me included - tho i'm really a sith) put JEDI as their religion, making it the 4th highest religion in the UK, ahead of Buddhist, sikh etc.
The jedi dont need a place of worship, the force is everywhere anyway (whats the point of sitting inside - they always trying to get people outside anyway).
What are your opinions? If you believe in other religions, would greatfully accept answers, but please make them relevent to this question and not THERE IS ONLY THE TRUE GOD etc.
Thank you all for answering.
sithy
2006-11-16 09:56:00 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why why why, do people insult me. lol
400,000 people believe it to be true in this country alone, oh, and to those who say its fake, how many believe in a book (written by people) about some mysteriously magic creator?
Was looking for serious answers. But thanks for answering anyway
2006-11-16 10:01:26 · update #1
Again, people mock me (dont mind, is funny), but many answerers believe in god in 1 form or another, and you call me mad. lol
atheists, cant blame you for thinking me mad, lol
again thanks for answering
2006-11-16 10:04:55 · update #2
I've never found out what you have to do to be a practising Jedi. It might liven up our local churches group if you could come round and give us a demonstration of your light sabres. I thought it was all science fiction allowing someone to make a lot of money out of the films - but then you probably think the same about my lot.
2006-11-16 10:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jedi aren't technically a religion, even in the world of Star-Wars.
They were an order of knights trained in the ways of the Force, but only the light side, which ultimately led to their necessary destruction at the Hands of Anakin Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker was not technically a Jedi, he was a "Dark Jedi", because Yoda taught him differently "there is no DarkSide, only the Force".
Traditional Jedi = Extinct Old School Dead'ling...
2006-11-16 10:07:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like a very weak argument by the UK government. There's really nothing that disqualifies Jedi, Flying Spaghetti Monster, or Invisible Pink Unicornism from being real religions.
They know that your religion is the invention of a human creator of science fiction and that you couldn't possibly believe it, but to actually SAY that would also disqualify Scientology, and if you disqualify Scientology, which is widely seen as a real, if misguided, religion, there's not much keeping you from disqualifying every religion.
2006-11-16 10:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't know the rules used for defining what constitutes a religion - but if they include a 'place of worship' that is a physical building (rather than the content of your head) then I can only imagine the reason for that is so 'they' can bomb it once its decided your a bunch of subversive terrorists trying to undermine the whole of society.
And in any case, I don't see the point of wanting to be recognised by the State anyway, because if the Force is with you - then you need nothing more. Yes?
2006-11-16 10:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Robin♥ (Scot,UK) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all there if there was a "Force" for you to reach out through to trick the powers that be into recognizing your religion wouldn't you being a Sith have done this by now...
So I'll have to say the reason "Jedi" is not recognized as a religion even though a lot of people put that down on the Cencus is that it was a Dorky prank that a lot of Dorky guys who have never kissed a girl did on a goof.
2006-11-16 10:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by Greg B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if people read - then you would know that due to the response on the census, JEDI is actually now recognised as a religion, thus being that the religion was not created by Geroge Lucas becausen the Jedi religion was created over 200.000 years ago but under a different name, but the religion has been carried on, and it was found that the religious practices are that if Jedi Knights, therefor the religion was changed to Jedi Knight
Thank you
2006-11-17 03:10:20 · answer #6 · answered by Almida 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey i hope you listening. so far what you have done is merely signing some peitions right? Those dont mean anything. It's better if you do it the the way other religions do it by hiring attorneys to look into the laws and get politicians to support you. Most of the new weird and really stupid religions that get approved all have many huge financial backers and friends in politics. Ex: scientology. The JEDI group does not. So I hope you get my point.
2006-11-16 11:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a religion why do you need the recognition? Did you think that all other recognized religion were recognized the day they were formed? If you have 400,000 followers, why had you not been recognized? What are the 400,000 doing to get the UK or the world to recognize the religion?
2006-11-16 10:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by me_worry? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is actually. In the 1980 census in the United Kingdom, 50,000 people were registered as 'Jedi knight'. And it only takes 20,000 to be recognised by the government as a full blown religion!
Although I'm guessing the joke wore off - Blair has no sense of humour.
2006-11-16 10:00:49 · answer #9 · answered by Pope Barley 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You make a valid argument. Why can you not invent a religion , just as Christians, Muslims, Hindus ,and the rest? Let`s be honest, it`s more plausibly that " the force is with you ", than that Noah collected Black Rhinos and Tigers. The truth is simple, "Jedism" makes no absurd promises, has no book of truth, and has too many freethinkers! MTFBWY
2006-11-16 10:09:46 · answer #10 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋