Meet the real-life Jedi Knights bringing their religion to the mainstream

[Warren Stupidity]

Jediism is a very new religion, little known to most. Today thousands of people worldwide meet online and in real life to discuss the role of “The Force” in everyday life, dress in robes for knighting ceremonies and even officiate weddings, while a quick trawl of the internet finds dozens of official clubs for learning the art of lightsaber combat in old community centres.
Of course, fans had been dressing up as Luke Skywalker since the first Star Wars in 1977, but it isn’t until later that love of George Lucas’ order became more theological, partially influenced by a role-playing game from 1987 that first revealed the Jedi Code.

There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no death, there is the Force.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-25/meet-the-real-life-jedi-knights-bringing-their-religion-to-the-mainstream

Life imitates art, even really shitty shlock art.

[underpants]

1. "Willow" is a Jedi?

The article briefly mentions the UK but, as I understand it, so many people were entering "Jedi" under Other as a religion that they had to add it as an option on the census.

[longship]

2. There is no George Lucas; there is just Jar-Jar!

[Hoppy]

3. Have they figured out how to monetize this? WAIT! The force needs money and I am here

To use your money to bring The Force to the world.

Message me and I will tell you where to send it.

[rug]

4. "real-life Jedi Knights"

If you say so, warren.

[mr blur]

5. Makes as much sense and deserves as much respect as any other religion/belief. nt

[trotsky]

6. Take away all knowledge of the film, leaving only the basics of the Jedi "religion"...

...and a devoted number of followers to spread the word, and wait a few hundred years.

Is there any reason to believe it wouldn't be viewed just as legitimate as the religions we know today?

[rug]

7. Yes. The reason is people are not as stupid as you believe.

[Fix The Stupid]

8. Oh no, no, no..they really are that stupid...

Transubstantiation?
Virgin Birth?

Checkmate.

[rug]

9. Let's test your understanding so I can weigh what you mean by stupid.

Define them.

[cleanhippie]

10. You forgot some...Don't gloss over the stupidity!

Resurrection?
Original Sin?
6 Day creation?

The list goes on and on and on...

And there's always someone there to defend and deflect. Like a Discount Doublecheck, right on cue.