Still Waters Posted December 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Jediism, the worship of the mythology of Star Wars, is not a religion, the Charity Commission has ruled. The commission rejected an application to grant charitable status to The Temple of the Jedi Order. It said Jediism did not "promote moral or ethical improvement" for charity law purposes in England and Wales. In the 2011 census, 177,000 people declared themselves Jedi under the religion section, making it the seventh most popular religion. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38368526 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted December 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 19, 2016 What next? Are the Pastafarians safe? I shall still be a Jedi when the census needs filled in. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted December 19, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 19, 2016 ... a great disturbance to the Force I sense ... I do ... rightful place of the Jedi , take back we must ... ~ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted December 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Quote It said Jediism did not "promote moral or ethical improvement" for charity law purposes in England and Wales. Everybody wants to be tax-free these days... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: Everybody wants to be tax-free these days... There are so many charities they're reliant on charity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLingo Posted December 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 19, 2016 48 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: Everybody wants to be tax-free these days... yup.. though Jedi has as much merit as Scientology 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSouls7 Posted December 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I like the Jedi religion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 19, 2016 First Jediism what next Unitology. "Altman be praised." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted December 20, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Maybe the Charity Commission is controlled by the Sith... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted December 20, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 20, 2016 When I grow up I want to be a Jedi Master. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted December 20, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I dunno, Jediism seems just as legit as anything else out there right now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted December 20, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Whadda they mean ; doesnt lead people to improvement ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted December 20, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Maybe if they stopped playing with their light sabers, they'd be taken seriously. Is hypocrisy an improvement? Lot's of religions father that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted December 20, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I'm more a fan of the Sith, myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfortunately Posted December 20, 2016 #15 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Jediism started as a way to avoid tax and frankly it really hasn't progressed much since then, it's quite a large joke and hopefully will stay that way. It would be a very sad day in western culture if "Jediism" actually became a religion. (Which it isn't). Totally agree with the Commission here on the homepage article when they state: "The Commission considers that there is insufficient evidence that Jediism and the Jedi Doctrine as promoted by the Temple of the Jedia Order is a sufficiently structured, organised or integrated system of belief to constitute a religion," Jediism is not formally recognised as a religion by any official sources because most people are well aware it's a complete farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted December 20, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The true god particle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted December 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted December 20, 2016 20 minutes ago, Unfortunately said: Jediism is not formally recognised as a religion by any official sources because most people are well aware it's a complete farce. Just like scientology and mormonism, then? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamthemanfromNantucket Posted December 21, 2016 #18 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Even Helen Keller could see that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted December 21, 2016 #19 Share Posted December 21, 2016 On Monday, December 19, 2016 at 3:34 PM, LostSouls7 said: I like the Jedi religion Well, it is based on The Force. As I am a worshipper of nature, which could be another name for the Force, it works for me! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted December 21, 2016 #20 Share Posted December 21, 2016 1 hour ago, IamthemanfromNantucket said: Even Helen Keller could see that. OH....too soon, too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted December 21, 2016 #21 Share Posted December 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, glorybebe said: Well, it is based on The Force. As I am a worshipper of nature, which could be another name for the Force, it works for me! But, does your Nature move things with your mind? Play mind tricks with your enemies? Is it made up of millions of midichlorines....ah, nevermind. Those three prequels were terrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted December 21, 2016 #22 Share Posted December 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Thorvir said: But, does your Nature move things with your mind? Play mind tricks with your enemies? Is it made up of millions of midichlorines....ah, nevermind. Those three prequels were terrible. If my nature could move things with my mind I would be a faithful disciple of Jediism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Fox FK Posted December 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Based on as much fact as other Religions so I don't see the problem. Maybe when we've all been wiped out a handful of survivors will find a Star Wars Novel and base their lives around it. We can only hope. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemagegod Posted December 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Wait the Church of Scientology claims its a religion and is tax free but they wont recognize the way of the force? What bull **** is this? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted December 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted December 21, 2016 On 2016-12-20 at 3:18 PM, Unfortunately said: Jediism started as a way to avoid tax and frankly it really hasn't progressed much since then, it's quite a large joke and hopefully will stay that way. It would be a very sad day in western culture if "Jediism" actually became a religion. (Which it isn't). Totally agree with the Commission here on the homepage article when they state: "The Commission considers that there is insufficient evidence that Jediism and the Jedi Doctrine as promoted by the Temple of the Jedia Order is a sufficiently structured, organised or integrated system of belief to constitute a religion," Jediism is not formally recognised as a religion by any official sources because most people are well aware it's a complete farce. Religions shouldn't be tax-exempt at all. Considering Jediism is as valid as any other belief system...well, they deserve it if they want it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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