The U.S. Census Bureau has not tracked religious affiliation since 1957, but a 2011 census in the UK claimed that 176,632 people identified as Jedi. (That number was down from 330,000 in 2001.) ...

LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) --The Charity Commission for England and Wales ruled that the "Temple of the Jedi Order" are not an official religion. The commission determined the religious group based on ...

Followers of Jediism are aiming to build a belief system that goes beyond the Star Wars films. But does it amount to a new religion? It began as a joke at the expense of statisticians. In the UK's ...

The numbers identifying as Jedi. In 2001 a national campaign led to more than 390,000 people describing themselves as Jedi Knights. However, since then numbers have dropped significantly.

The Jedi religion is over, he says, a victim of its own hypocrisy and hubris. ... The name of the Jedi Order itself could be borrowed from Asian culture, ...

Since the Jedi were introduced in A New Hope, Star Wars has continually expanded their history, showing many versions of the Order over 25,000+ years.

The Jedi Order swore to uphold peace and justice, but even the strongest warriors can fall. Throughout Star Wars history, many Jedi have turned to the Dark Side, consumed by power, fear, or betrayal.

The Jedi Order—bolstered by the support it enjoys in the senate—insists on its teachings as the only path to the Force. Anything else is a form of heresy, and colluding heretics should be ...

Alternatively, the Yuuzhan Vong appeared in the New Jedi Order books. Perhaps they’ll be the antagonist of the upcoming New Jedi Order movie , which sees Daisy Ridley returning as Rey Skywalker.

Order 66 may have been intended to extinguish the Jedi, but through the eyes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Order 66 was just a jumping point.There are also those like Reva; Order 66 may have affected her ...

Book review: In My Life With the Jedi, Eric Clayton carves out a niche not just for Catholics and geeks, but for anyone looking for a fresh, personal, action-oriented boost to their spiritual life ...