Nick LawtonJedi Churches Exist
July 24th 2009 18:23
Jediism is the new non-theistic religiousmovement based on the philosophical and spiritual ideas of the Jedi as depicted in the Star Wars fanchise. (Thank you Wikipedia).
Apparently these real-world Jedi assert the actual existence of the Force, advocating adeherence to the Jedi code.
I know what you're thinking: there's no way this movement could be a very large one, right? But according to recent census in some English-speaking countries, over 500,000 people identidied their religion as Jedi.
There are also a few Jedi churches out there.
Now, the definition of religion states that a relligion is a group of people gathering togethr sharing a common belief. These real Jedis are united in their belief of the Force and how it guides them throughout their lives.
The Jedi church recognizes that there is one all-powerful Force binding all things in the universe together, not necessarily confirming or denying the existence of a God, just not believing in one, knowing full well the Force is their only guide.
In the United Kingddom, 2% of people in Brighton reported their religion as "Jedi".
On January 12th of this year, the Government of Canada granted Order of the Jedi, Inc. certification which recognized them as the world's first Federally Incorporated Non-Profit Religious Entity. On that day in January the church was founded.
From what I could gather in my research, there are Jedi Orders in New Zealand, in the United Kingdom, and in Maryland right here in the states among others.
They even conduct Jedi Marriages: "Do you Jedi ___ take Jedi ___ to be your husband...."
For more information and to do your own research into the world of Jediism, check out this Web site among others: Really Long Link
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