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ZantuS - Student  |
http://templeofthejediorder.org/index.php
Wow... Someone's jedi oath on that site: Quote: I profess before all my fellow Jedi, that I Aaron Johnson born on June 05 1975, without reservation, choose the Jedi path, with all it's duties and responsibilities, I shall do that which is right and profess my allegiance to the Force and it's will. I vow to uphold the Jedi teachings, and to henceforth devote myself to the life of a Jedi. _______________ Happiness is the ability to say "So what?" |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student 
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 _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight 
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Ohh not yet, sorry... this one's looking so big, it may even be a collection of books brought together _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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Quote: I too have a wild imagination and one day intend to write a book concerning it, I'll let you know how it turns out
Are pre-orders available? _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Sauce - =^.^= 
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taken from the "what is the difference between a jedi/sith thread".
"A Sith is a person who is a Master a Master of The Force in its entirety of both the Light and Dark. That does not make one a grey anything but it’s the realization that there cannot be a Light Side without the Dark Side." "A Sith is not “evil” but is so powerful in The Force that s/he certainly has the potential to do great “evil” and that is why we only accept the very dedicated and stable. It should be kept in mind at all times that the more powerful one becomes the more potential there is to become corrupted and cause harm." this is just so educational and will surely enhance my roleplaying. |
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Sauce - =^.^= 
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lol. |
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Kainz00r - Jedi Knight
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I too have a wild imagination and one day intend to write a book concerning it, I'll let you know how it turns out _______________ Fervent supporter of duelling - leave a message if you would like to battle! Married to Masta. This comment was edited by Kainz00r on Jan 28 2009 01:29pm. |
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Azkul - Student 
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and i dont believe in a "god" as such but i do believe in a higher power which influences us. |
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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Good luck trying to prove a negative. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Azkul - Student
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I believe that anything is possible, until proved otherwise, and by doubting whether its possible,
it never will be possible. |
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ZantuS - Student 
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Quote: I don't think anybody here is actually mocking the religion...
Indeed, why are you being so defensive? So...how else do you feel the force except the tingling? I'm NOT having a laugh, I am asking because of interest... _______________ Happiness is the ability to say "So what?" |
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Alex Dkana - Staff 
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Quote: There are many more 'churches' (don't like that word) over the world, Alex. This one is just one of them.
Yes I'm aware this is not the only religion that started online. I appologise, I merely took that term from the link provided in this topic.  _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student 
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Having a laugh at Jediism is harmless fun. I don't think anybody here is actually mocking the religion and you should be happy your belief has given some of us a few chuckles.
I have my own spiritual beliefs and people had a chuckle at them. I think it's nice we can just laugh at what we like and not worry about being judged because of it. People should be a little sensitive, yes, but there are a lot of things we should be. We just all suck it up, share the laughter and move on. I don't approve if judging a person based on beliefs and whatnot, but surprisingly it's not very common with newer generations. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." This comment was edited by Augusta_Mintaka on Jan 28 2009 05:05am. |
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†Johauna Darkrider†- Student 
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Quote: Just to point out that while this isn't neccesarily incorrect, George Lucas based his idea of 'The Force' off of many real life ideas and examples. In other words basing a faith on it isn't neccesarily as simple as taking something from a movie, its arguably a universal idea given a fictional direction that has now been taken in a new direction by this online church.
There are many more 'churches' (don't like that word) over the world, Alex. This one is just one of them. Also, in agreement with you about the 'real-life' ideas. Actually, whole concept of the Force is similar to eastern spiritual ways and practices. It's mostly just matter of what it's called. The Jedi call it 'the Force', some others may call it 'Ki', another group will call it 'God'. True that, I don't believe that the Force is actual deity. Eastern practices are far closer as to what the Force is. Anyways, I'm not here to convince anyone. All I wanted is to see some respect and tolerance returning on this place. There's no need to laugh at someone for their ways/beliefs. And if there's such need, then I think that some people should think about themselves and their close-minded attitude, let alone selfishness.  Johauna _______________ Johauna's Bio | When I am GRANDMASTER...! | StarCraft II Protoss Learner | Wannabe GrandMaster Leaguer | How to NOT play StarCraft II Specialist |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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That's what we have Fox News for! _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Maher - Jedi Knight 
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But there need to be some voice of reason! _______________ Still here | My Lightsaber |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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Just be glad nuking you would be suicide and we aren't hostile enough to do that...yet! _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Maher - Jedi Knight
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There's good pointviews at both ideals!
Communism and Capitalism, They are needing each others... Unite! _______________ Still here | My Lightsaber |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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I second pr0fits, he is a living saint and true patriot. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Komence - Student 
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hail satan
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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I think there will be legal battles if Jediism were to grow and it would end in the religion having to change it's name. I personally don't have a problem with people practicing all that, but it's asking for trouble to put "Jedi" right in the name. Yeah, there's probably issues of copyright and whatnot, which just goes to show the profound sense of greed that Capitalism perpetuates, which forces people to break up spiritual movements because of a damn name!
Under Communism, such silly notions as "intellectual property" would be a thing of a decadent, inhumane past. Communist dog! How dare you attack capitalism! We pride ourselves in senseless court battles and corrupt judges. It is, of course, the true way of capitalism! One day we shall copyright the world and you reds will be evicted for good! _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Quote: George lucas created the jedi and the force as a premise to base his story around.
Just to point out that while this isn't neccesarily incorrect, George Lucas based his idea of 'The Force' off of many real life ideas and examples. In other words basing a faith on it isn't neccesarily as simple as taking something from a movie, its arguably a universal idea given a fictional direction that has now been taken in a new direction by this online church. Oh and personally I keep an open mind, and although I do not support any religion, I find it is important for respect to go both ways. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana This comment was edited by Alex Dkana on Jan 27 2009 09:52pm. |
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Masta - Jedi Council
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Quote: I think there will be legal battles if Jediism were to grow and it would end in the religion having to change it's name. I personally don't have a problem with people practicing all that, but it's asking for trouble to put "Jedi" right in the name. Yeah, there's probably issues of copyright and whatnot, which just goes to show the profound sense of greed that Capitalism perpetuates, which forces people to break up spiritual movements because of a damn name!
Under Communism, such silly notions as "intellectual property" would be a thing of a decadent, inhumane past. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student
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I think there will be legal battles if Jediism were to grow and it would end in the religion having to change it's name. I personally don't have a problem with people practicing all that, but it's asking for trouble to put "Jedi" right in the name. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Masta - Jedi Council
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I don't see why the question of origin is of so much importance - granted, having your "faith" rooted in a 3000 year old tradition is definitely a plus, but if you're less of a traditionalist, or became disenfranchised with well established organized religions, yet would still like to have somekind of meta-narrative that you can base your morals on, and even have the possibility of using your favorite sci-fi movie series for that, then i really don't see any reason why i should tell you off!
Besides, like most religions, it's a pretty neat vehicle for self-cultivation. You get a lot of good stuff about how to behave, how not to indulge in excess, how to control your emotions etc etc, all grounded in tenets which are deeply influenced by ancient traditions anyhow - in this regard, Jediism seems to me like a postmodern rendering of those older ideas, which is fine by me. As for the primacy of the "force".. well, even in SW you needed a certain midichlorian count to be able to use it (or something like that) - basically, not everyone was "sensitive" or possessed the capabilities necessary to use it anyways, so you've got a pretty neat excuse for your inability to choke noobs with mere hand gestures. And as for the rest: a lot of the religious traditions feature some "life-force" of one kind or another, be it chi, prana or even "soul" - "the force", as previously mentioned, is just a postmodern rendition of that, which could have greater appeal to some people. If that's how you roll, then i don't have a problem with that. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. This comment was edited by Masta on Jan 27 2009 09:09pm. |
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†Johauna Darkrider†- Student
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Janitor - the bible was written as 'experiences of person' alright. But most of the old 'books'were written with some sort of 'making it bigger than it was'. For me, it's nothing more than a book about MAYBE real persons but some fiction added to it.
Nothing bad in that, you know. It gave some ideals, morals and belief to human kind. Some people need to believe in something. What IS wrong is what it turned into in the history. Johauna _______________ Johauna's Bio | When I am GRANDMASTER...! | StarCraft II Protoss Learner | Wannabe GrandMaster Leaguer | How to NOT play StarCraft II Specialist |
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