Post by Daniel on Dec 20, 2017 11:16:54 GMT -5
The Biblical ‘Dark Side’ of Star Wars
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz December 20, 2017
“Who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the field.” Psalms 83:10
Millions of people are packing theaters to see the most recent installment of the 40-year-old Star Wars saga but many of these people are more than just fans: they have come because they are followers of Jediism, a new religion that is slowly gaining adherents around the world. Ironically, the movie was released on the second day of Hanukkah.
Jediism, a philosophy mainly based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars media, began as a humorous response to a query about religion in a British census in 2001 when over 100,000 people wrote it in as their belief system. The religion caught on and by 2010, there were 400,000 Jedis in England, making it the fourth-largest religion in that country.
It is now an international movement and there are over 53,000 Jedis in New Zealand, 55,000 in Canada, and 70,000 in Australia. In 2007, the Temple of the Jedi Order was registered in Texas, and the US government officially recognized Jediism when tax exempt status was granted 2015. There are now Jedi Temples in several states.
There is no official founder or central structure, but Jediism does have actual temples and an ordained clergy loosely connected by websites. Their belief system is based on the observance of the Force, a ubiquitous and metaphysical power believed to be the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe.
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Rabbi Apisdorf perceived a different source for the Jedi system of beliefs than the Bible: eastern religions. Real-life Jediism has an official code consisting of 21 maxims incorporating various aspects of Taoism, Shintoism, and Buddhism.
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www.breakingisraelnews.com/99654/biblical-dark-side-star-wars/
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz December 20, 2017
“Who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the field.” Psalms 83:10
Millions of people are packing theaters to see the most recent installment of the 40-year-old Star Wars saga but many of these people are more than just fans: they have come because they are followers of Jediism, a new religion that is slowly gaining adherents around the world. Ironically, the movie was released on the second day of Hanukkah.
Jediism, a philosophy mainly based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars media, began as a humorous response to a query about religion in a British census in 2001 when over 100,000 people wrote it in as their belief system. The religion caught on and by 2010, there were 400,000 Jedis in England, making it the fourth-largest religion in that country.
It is now an international movement and there are over 53,000 Jedis in New Zealand, 55,000 in Canada, and 70,000 in Australia. In 2007, the Temple of the Jedi Order was registered in Texas, and the US government officially recognized Jediism when tax exempt status was granted 2015. There are now Jedi Temples in several states.
There is no official founder or central structure, but Jediism does have actual temples and an ordained clergy loosely connected by websites. Their belief system is based on the observance of the Force, a ubiquitous and metaphysical power believed to be the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe.
...
Rabbi Apisdorf perceived a different source for the Jedi system of beliefs than the Bible: eastern religions. Real-life Jediism has an official code consisting of 21 maxims incorporating various aspects of Taoism, Shintoism, and Buddhism.
read full article
www.breakingisraelnews.com/99654/biblical-dark-side-star-wars/
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