Poll: Tesco bans a "Jedi Knight" from their store

[esperandote]

A Tesco spokesman said: "We would ask Jedis to remove hoods. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all went hoodless without going to the Dark Side."

that's the best response ever, and very appropiate too.

 

[azurawolf]

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when did Jedi become a religion?

OT: I found that article quite funny.
I have to side with the store though. It was just a safety precaution in case they get robbed. If you don't like the store's rules, don't go to it.

 

[randomrob]

Look, even Obi wan Kenobi was polite enough to take off his hood when asked to, they were exactly right, it's nothing to do with religion/discrimination/whatever, it's just rude.

I doubt he's more powerful than Obi wan...

Obi-Wan is more powerful than you can possibly imagine!

 

[Skeleon]

Bah, I think it's ridiculous that he actually thinks of himself as following the Jedi faith but whatever.

No more ridiculous than believing in Christianity (I'm too lazy to write all the ridiculous things about it)

Just because less people follow it, doesn't mean it's wrong.

The fact that Lucas made it up makes it wrong.

Guess I'll have to let the Agnostic in my out of the closet for this one, but we can't historically disprove everything (albeit much of it) the other religions teach because most of those sources are long dead and turned to dust and the "holy documents" have been lost, rewritten, translated and rewritten again so many times.
Lucas is still alive and kicking.

I'm with you on the numbers-issue, though, I think what today qualifies as mythology (i.e. Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Native American, Pagan and any other faiths) are just as valid as today's religions or sects and cults. It'd be quite arrogant to assume that an Egyptian's faith was any less true to him than a Christian's today.

But Jedi faith? No deal, sorry.

I'm not a Christian or any kind of religious guy, but even I can differentiate between pure fiction (i.e. Jedi faith) and stuff with a history (however sketchy and untrue it might be in reality).

Now, if we were to skip ahead 1000 years and talk about Jedi faith then, when the sands of time have washed away much of what is known of its origins today, maybe then I'd accept it as a real religion. But not like this, it's no religion, it's not even a cult. It's a joke based on pop-culture.

 

[Sheinen]

Well surely the point is that ALL religion, be it derived from an overpaid nerds film script or a group of Italians looking for more power is a complete load.

Seriously, The Egyptians believed their Pharaoh was a walking God. The Budhists believe you are re-incarnated after Death and the Muslims believe that if you show a stranger your chin your doing wrong...

We let people believe this bollocks because it makes them feel better, act friendlier (most of the time) and do what they're told.

SO - What gives Tesco the right to decide that one mans faith is any less prevalent than another's?

I'm all for saying 'no-one should cover up in stores' but fuck me, everyone should be regarded as equal and have the same damn laws passed upon one another! Surely?

 

[WhiteTiger225]

I don't Jedi is a religon

unfortunately it technically is. enough people put it as a religon in a census for it to count as one, so it counts, even if it is complete bullcrap.

although these guys seem to be taking it waaaaaayyy too seriously.
and of course, it could only happen in wales

People also take a book to seriously that was written back in the days when science consisted of dumb guessing and "The gods did it" accusations for things they couldn't explain. Yet somehow THEY get taken seriously by the government also.

 

[DarkRyter]

See, if he picked Sith, he would've just killed them all with lightning.

 

[WhiteTiger225]

Bah, I think it's ridiculous that he actually thinks of himself as following the Jedi faith but whatever.

No more ridiculous than believing in Christianity (I'm too lazy to write all the ridiculous things about it)

Just because less people follow it, doesn't mean it's wrong.

The fact that Lucas made it up makes it wrong.

Guess I'll have to let the Agnostic in my out of the closet for this one, but we can't historically disprove everything (albeit much of it) the other religions teach because most of those sources are long dead and turned to dust and the "holy documents" have been lost, rewritten, translated and rewritten again so many times.
Lucas is still alive and kicking.

I'm with you on the numbers-issue, though, I think what today qualifies as mythology (i.e. Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Native American, Pagan and any other faiths) are just as valid as today's religions or sects and cults. It'd be quite arrogant to assume that an Egyptian's faith was any less true to him than a Christian's today.

But Jedi faith? No deal, sorry.

I'm not a Christian or any kind of religious guy, but even I can differentiate between pure fiction (i.e. Jedi faith) and stuff with a history (however sketchy and untrue it might be in reality).

Now, if we were to skip ahead 1000 years and talk about Jedi faith then, when the sands of time have washed away much of what is known of its origins today, maybe then I'd accept it as a real religion. But not like this, it's no religion, it's not even a cult. It's a joke based on pop-culture.

How do you know george lucas actually wasn't told the story of star wars by a time traveling demi-god? The story DOES claim it takes place "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away". This would also explain why people fear such rediculous things such as "2012" because instinctually all living beings know the gods actually get bored of their creations and then destroy them all in one fell swoop just to start over and hope the new race of humans and aliens they create are more entertaining to them!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Look, even Obi wan Kenobi was polite enough to take off his hood when asked to, they were exactly right, it's nothing to do with religion/discrimination/whatever, it's just rude.

I doubt he's more powerful than Obi wan...

Obi-Wan is more powerful than you can possibly imagine!

Cookie for you sir!

 

[Sethzard]

So Jedi can't but Muslims can, total BS!

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

The fact that jedi is a religion is something that for me borders on offencive. Its like scientology. You cannot worship a story book, its stupid. Its like a Lord of the Rings religion.

EDIT: Sorry for this small minded and ignorant post but religions that are somply money drains annoy me, i will now talk on topic

I think that although the beliefs of these people are stupid they have every right to be stupid. I think the same rules should apply to everyone.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

I guess its stupid that they have a religion, but they believe in it fully, and the president was a jackass with that last comment.

 

[lwm3398]

I'll advise worshippers to boycott Tesco if it happens again. They will feel the Force.

That crashing sound that just resonated around the world was the combined force of a thousand people falling out of their seats laughing.

That large slap was millions face-palming.

 

[Skeleon]

How do you know george lucas actually wasn't told the story of star wars by a time traveling demi-god? The story DOES claim it takes place "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away".

Well, if Lucas had proclaimed himself as a prophet, that, again, would be a different thing. Then Jedi faith might have as much validity as other religions and cults. At least as much as Scientology, anyway, hurhur. But it was never intended as a religion. Lucas never made any claim of religious validity.

 

[Cornwallpwns]

omfg jedi is not a real religion...

jesus christ

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Jedis are not really religious, their ways are more of a phylosophy.
And they always die. Same for the sith.
I'd go with the Black knights.
It sounds cool.

 

[WhiteTiger225]

omfg jedi is not a real religion...

jesus christ

I see what you did there.

 

[FinalGamer]

It seems rather hypocritical considerign they complain about his hood when Muslims wear it....the only difference being Islam is an actual religion over thousands of years and Jedis are a fictional group of people.

I don't think it's religious discrimination, but I do think it's discrimination in general for the fact he's just wearing a hood and not some really offensive T-shirt.

 

[WhiteTiger225]

How do you know george lucas actually wasn't told the story of star wars by a time traveling demi-god? The story DOES claim it takes place "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away".

Well, if Lucas had proclaimed himself as a prophet, that, again, would be a different thing. Then Jedi faith might have as much validity as other religions and cults. At least as much as Scientology, anyway, hurhur. But it was never intended as a religion. Lucas never made any claim of religious validity.

That's the beauty of it! The government actually told George Lucas (Out of fear that the truth of the universe would over throw their power) that he could not speak about the visit by the Demigod, or else they would have him killed, but since the government did not know what story the demigod told George as a kid, George went on to make a movie, a movie which described the story he was told. It's all there right infront of you, you are just to blind and faithless to see the truth!