Jedi Knight Wins Apology

CliffyBiro · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:32

Evangelion said:
Nope. Can you point me in the direction of any government which has officially recognised Jediism as a religion? The UK certainly hasn't.

Clearly has or this guy wouldn't have got an apology at all, would he?

Well, maybe not officially, but we all know Brown wants to be a Jedi.

According to the 2001 census, more than 7 out of every 1000 people in the UK are Jedi by religion.

SiriusB · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:33

jp_bl_68 said:
What has to be done to turn it into one and how would that make it any less ridiculous in your eyes?

How about moving objects without touching them, controlling the will of lesser minds, 100m jumps from a standing start, knocking over babies, constructing a lightsaber... ya know, the whole Force thing the Jedi is based on...

Cosimo · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:35

skippi90 said:
According to the 2001 census, more than 7 out of every 1000 people in the UK are Jedi by religion.

Then clearly 0.7% of those 1000 are bonkers.

RDM · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:36

Tefal said:
Scientology is legally a religion.

You are going to have to be a little more specific in that statement. In the UK as a whole it is not recognised as a religious institution. It does not have charity status either. It is recognised by the Royal Navy as a religion though.

CliffyBiro · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:37

Is Jediism a real religion?

Ceryndrion · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:37

Interestingly, I would like to see him back up his claim to being a 'Jedi Knight', is he a master with the 'lightsaber', can he use the force?

And to be really picky, I'm pretty certain that in most instances, where the situation called for it, a jedi knight DOES remove their cowl.

.Lethal · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:37

twentyone said:
What a tool.

I agree but you know what? If he is ABLE to get money from this then all the power to him. If this country allows such stupidity then they deserve to be on the receiving end.

You would hope such lunacy would give someone in government a kick up the backside and prevent such a thing from happening.

On top of that, didn't Jedi remove there hoods when inside? Pretty sure I noticed this in the movies.

Combat squirrel said:
LOL at the 'its not a real religion' comments, just far to many lolz to post to be honest. Because any religion is 'true'...of course, haha

My thoughts exactly.

CliffyBiro · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:38

Ceryndrion said:
Interestingly, I would like to see him back up his claim to being a 'Jedi Knight', is he a master with the 'lightsaber', can he use the force?

And to be really picky, I'm pretty certain that in most instances, where the situation called for it, a jedi knight DOES remove their cowl.

Is queuing for job-seekers one of these situations?

doozer · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:40

Should use his jedi mind tricks and get a job.

jaybee · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:40

Good luck to him, why shouldn't he be allowed to wear a hood if he wants. I'm wearing a hoody today and plan to wear the hood up if I want later. I am a father and respectable citizen, not a criminal until proven innocent based on my hood being up.

Strife212 · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:42

Combat squirrel said:
LOL at the 'its not a real religion' comments, just far to many lolz to post to be honest. Because any religion is 'true'...of course, haha

I know I'm opening myself up to all kinds of devils advocate's arguments here but lets face it; no one has a genuine, true belief in Jedi.

Cosimo · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:43

skippi90 said:
Is Jediism a real religion?

Are you asking or telling?

skippi90 said:
Read about this on another forum and have since converted.

Since you have converted, tell us why you think it's a religion?

Why have you converted and what from?

dbmzk1 · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:44

gurdas said:
No Sikhs are not always 'banging on about', it's written in law and has been perfectly fine during the entire history of Sikhs being in this country. No issues have come about using the Kirpan as an offensive weapon. I am a Sikh and if you have any questions I am happy to answer them, anything to cut down on ignorance is worth my time.

The fact is Sikhs ARE allowed to wear what IS an offensive weapon in public. Just because it's part of the Sikh religion and that very few issues have ever arisen from it doesn't make it right. It means Sikhs are allowed to do something other people are not just because they BELIEVE in something different. That VERY wrong and it angers a lot of people and rightly so.

Some might laugh at this guy and his Jedi hood, and yes he is probably an idiot, but he is making a very valid point. There should be one rule for everyone, your personal beliefs should have no bearing on the law.

Delvis · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:45

Just remove the hood you plank...seriously

Watch the films, they remove hoods all the time.

Fine, follow it, but don't be a tit about it.

craptakular · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:46

gurdas said:
No Sikhs are not always 'banging on about', it's written in law and has been perfectly fine during the entire history of Sikhs being in this country. No issues have come about using the Kirpan as an offensive weapon. I am a Sikh and if you have any questions I am happy to answer them, anything to cut down on ignorance is worth my time.

isn't the kirpan woven into clothing and in modern times is so small it's a token, not an actual machette?

Gilly · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:48

Evangelion said:
Because nobody has ever turned it into one. It's just a form of extended roleplay amongst die-hard Star Wars fans. It is based upon an acknowledged work of fiction which never pretended to be anything but a work of fiction, containing fictional concepts which were never represented as anything but fictional.

Some dude wrote a book called the Bible. Some dude wrote a book called the Koran. Some dude wrote a book called Star Wars.

All the same thing. It's just that two of them are much older than the other.

Tefal · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:51

Oxy said:
isn't the kirpan woven into clothing and in modern times is so small it's a token, not an actual machette?

Sometimes but often it's also well over the 3 inch legal limit.

A few are welded into the scabbard though.

RDM · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:51

Gilly said:
Some dude wrote a book called the Bible. Some dude wrote a book called the Koran. Some dude wrote a book called Star Wars.

All the same thing. It's just that two of them are much older than the other.

Not really the same thing at all as the authors of the Bible and the Koran claimed divine inspiration and that it is the word of God. The author of Star Wars didn't and hasn't.

The real problem with Jedi becoming a real religion would seem to be the complete lack of any real substance in it's views and philosophy. There isn't enough detail about it to form a religion around. If it could be codified in a lot more detail then the philosophy around the Jedi might make the basis of a religion, although obviously the actual use of force powers is going to have to be written out...

CliffyBiro · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:53

simulatorman said:
Since you have converted, tell us why you think it's a religion?

Why have you converted and what from?

It's a way of life. I want to be 'one with the force'.

And when I die, I may lie down with Princess Leia.

I have converted from a PDF.

territt · 19 Mar 2010 at 10:53

SiriusB said:
How about moving objects without touching them, controlling the will of lesser minds, 100m jumps from a standing start, knocking over babies, constructing a lightsaber... ya know, the whole Force thing the Jedi is based on...

Ok, show me one religion that can back up all the claims it makes? walking on water? water into wine? spliting a ocean?