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Religious Liberty In Britain

by Doug Mataconis @ 7:00 am on November 17, 2006.

It’s just shocking. Here we are in the 21st Century and people are still struggling to have their religious beliefs acknowledged:

With their vast intergalactic knowledge and ability to harness the Force, the task of convincing UN officials to recognise their cause should be a walkover for a pair of Jedi Knights.

But self-proclaimed Jedis Umada and Yunyun, better known as John Wilkinson and Charlotte Law, have adopted a more conventional approach in their pursuit of recognition ? delivering a protest letter.

The unconventional pair are calling for the UN to acknowlegde what has become Britain’s fourth largest ?religion? with 390,000 followers.

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Umada and Yunyun said: ?For the last ten years the United Nations has marked the International Day of Tolerance. While we support this important work, we feel the UN needs to move with the times.

?Like the UN, the Jedi Knights are peacekeepers and we feel we have the basic right to express our religion through wearing our robes, and to be recognised by the national and international community.

?We therefore are calling upon the United Nations Association to change November 16 to the UN Interstellar Day of Tolerance, to reflect the religious make-up of our twenty-first century civilisation.

?Tolerance is about respecting difference where ever it lies, including other galaxies. Please don’t exclude us from your important work. May the Force be with you.?

Get. A. Life.

H/T: Brendan Loy