Darth Vader Falls at Jedi Church
Perhaps this is just what happens when you try to make a religion.
At the site of a Jedi Church, two acolytes were dueling with light sabres and filming a documentary when over the wall lept Darth Vader who proceeded to pummel them with his light saber.
Well, not so much a light saber as a crutch.
And not so much Darth Vader as Arwel Hughes, a 27 year old who evidently drank a 10 litre box of wine (as you do), put on a black garbage bag as a cape and thought he would pull a surprise attack on two Jedi fanatics, Barney Jones and his cousin Michael, "worshiping " at the church.
Well, not so much worshiping as engaging in a light saber duel.
Arwel reportedly jumped over the wall and started hollering "Darth Vader" as he swung his crutch around, hitting Barney in the head and Michael in the thigh.
The two victims were actually Master Jonba Hehol and Master Mormi Hehol, the founders of the Church of Jediism, Anglesey Order. The group has about 30 members although in the 2001 UK census, 390,000 people listed Jedi as their religion. From the church's website:
District Judge Andrew Shaw just sentenced Hughes to two months in jail but suspended the sentence for one year. He also ordered Hughes to pay $195 to each of his victims and $117 in court costs.
Actually, his attack brought back memories of swatting people with pillows and yelling "El Kabong!" I was about seven at the time. I think I got it off of a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon.
At the site of a Jedi Church, two acolytes were dueling with light sabres and filming a documentary when over the wall lept Darth Vader who proceeded to pummel them with his light saber.
Well, not so much a light saber as a crutch.
And not so much Darth Vader as Arwel Hughes, a 27 year old who evidently drank a 10 litre box of wine (as you do), put on a black garbage bag as a cape and thought he would pull a surprise attack on two Jedi fanatics, Barney Jones and his cousin Michael, "worshiping " at the church.
Well, not so much worshiping as engaging in a light saber duel.
Arwel reportedly jumped over the wall and started hollering "Darth Vader" as he swung his crutch around, hitting Barney in the head and Michael in the thigh.
The two victims were actually Master Jonba Hehol and Master Mormi Hehol, the founders of the Church of Jediism, Anglesey Order. The group has about 30 members although in the 2001 UK census, 390,000 people listed Jedi as their religion. From the church's website:
Is the Jedi religion fiction? Many religions claim to be the one and only true religion, thus necessitating that all other religions are fictitious. In addition, although many religions claim to speak the word of God, but the truth is they are only the written word of prophets or followers of the religion. There is no way to prove or deny that what was written was the word of God. Several other religions openly admit that their text is not the word of God, and that it is only a prescribed behavior or a philosophy of life (e.g. Buddhism, Scientology). Most non fiction is a discussion of science and life, of things that can be observed, quantified and readily challenged for its truth and authenticity. But not religion. Any religion put to scrutiny is merely words on paper, with no ability to confirm its authenticity. The Jedi church makes no denial that its name and terminology originates from a fictitious past, but the concepts and ideals that are identified by Jedi followers are known for their innate truth. The sun existed before it was given a name, and it could be revered as a God, however, when the sun finally had a human name, it could be written about and communicated with others. The Jedi religion is just like the Sun, it existed before a popular movie gave it a name, and now that it has a name, people all over the world can share their experiences of the Jedi religion, here in the Jedi Church.How do your church elders measure up? :D
District Judge Andrew Shaw just sentenced Hughes to two months in jail but suspended the sentence for one year. He also ordered Hughes to pay $195 to each of his victims and $117 in court costs.
Actually, his attack brought back memories of swatting people with pillows and yelling "El Kabong!" I was about seven at the time. I think I got it off of a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon.
