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Church goers celebrate Star Wars
Channel Register ^ | Monday, June 27, 2005 | Lucy Sherriff

Posted on 06/28/2005 5:45:53 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon

A long time ago in a church, far, far away, a vicar and his flock sang their final hymn to the theme tune of the Star Wars saga. Well, not that long ago, or far away, really. Last week, in fact, in West Yorkshire, a parish church held a special service to mark the release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

It seems that in an increasingly secular Britain, vicars are turning to the Force to keep church attendance figures high, and to attract that crucial youth market.

Reverend Paul Walker explained that the service was inspired by the children of the Parish, who explored the ideas in the film in their catechism class, The BBC reports.

Walker said that the service covered the ideas of good and evil, resisting the temptation of the 'dark side', and what it means to have the force of God in your life. "We wanted a special service to bring these themes together and celebrate the victory of good over evil," he added.

This is not the first time religion and the Star Wars saga have crossed paths in the UK. In the most recent national census, 0.7 per cent of the population gave their religion as Jedi.

The BBC report did not reveal whether communion wafers were shaped as characters from the film, in keeping with the service's theme.

In related news, George Lucas confirmed that Lucasfilm's HQ has moved to the Letterman Digital Arts Centre in San Francisco, but that he will spend less time there in his role as corporate executive. Much like a politician retiring from public life to spend more time with his family, Lucas says he will stay away from the new HQ to spend more time with his other movie projects.


TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: catechism; darkside; evil; force; god; good; jedi; lightside; religion; sith; starwars; theforce
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1 posted on 06/28/2005 5:45:54 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon
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To: 2Jedismom; BCR #226; Chewbacca; Darth Reagan; marajade; MoochPooch; OB1kNOb; PzLdr

Jedi Ping!

Let me know if you want on or off this list!

2 posted on 06/28/2005 5:46:29 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: Momaw Nadon
"...It seems that in an increasingly secular Britain, vicars are turning to the Force to keep church attendance figures high, and to attract that crucial youth market...."

Apostasy abounds, anytime one has to "attract" or "entertain" others to worship GOD or to study His Word. Europe has entered a dark, post-Christian age it will sadly regret. America follows 10-20 years behind them.

3 posted on 06/29/2005 6:00:09 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (I just want to celebrate another day of living. I just want to celebrate life. - Rare Earth rocked)
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To: OB1kNOb

Agreed, when the Word of God ceases to be "enough" to keep churchgoers interested, you've got trouble.


4 posted on 07/02/2005 5:20:56 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Para espanol, marque el dos.")
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To: Momaw Nadon
May the Force be with you.

And also with you.

5 posted on 07/02/2005 5:25:36 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.kaineisnotable.com)
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To: Corin Stormhands

May the Force be with you Corin Stormhands.


6 posted on 07/02/2005 5:31:30 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: Momaw Nadon

And also with you Momaw Nadon.


7 posted on 07/02/2005 5:35:07 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.kaineisnotable.com)
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