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Amid Star Wars Craze, Jedi Church Awakens

Time to go to church, it is

(Newser) - In the fervor leading up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens , some fans are finding new religion in droves. The Church of Jediism , which the Telegraph reports began "as a joke, ahead of the 2001 census, in which respondents were asked to declare their religion for...

Spock Himself Chimes In on Obama's Jedi Gaffe

President mixes up his 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars' references

(Newser) - As the Twitter-verse made abundantly clear today, President Obama mixed up his Star Trek/Star Wars references in the heat of the sequester moment. If you missed, Obama complained that he couldn't "do a Jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right,"...

Geeks Flock to Class on ... Light Sabers
 Geeks Flock to Class 
 on ... Light Sabers 
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Geeks Flock to Class on ... Light Sabers

San Francisco aficionado teaches eager young padawans

(Newser) - A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the light saber. The "Golden Gate Knights" club is run by self-proclaimed Jedi Master Alain Block, who...

Metalheads Declare Religious Status

Campaign for metal fans' souls launched

(Newser) - British heavy metal fans are being urged to put their faith in their music by listing their religion as "heavy metal" in the next census. A similar campaign in the last once-a-decade census led to 390,000 people listing their faith as "Jedi"—outnumbering believers in Judaism,...

UK University Helps Students Learn Ways of the Jedi

Prof explores 'wider issues behind the Star Wars universe;' light saber not included

(Newser) - The force will now be with university students: Queen’s University in Belfast is offering a new course on Jedi knights that it hopes will impart universal lessons to students, be they fans of Star Wars or not, the Telegraph reports. The one-day class, entitled “Feel the Force: How...

Citizens Make Own Galaxy Far, Far Away

New York Jedi teaches lightsaber; ‘skill and confidence’ emerge

(Newser) - One unemployed theater techie is giving Industrial Light & Magic a run for its money, bringing lightsaber skills to a Manhattan dance studio and “high personal ethics” to everyday geeks. New York Jedi braintrust Master Flynn teaches swordplay, along with meditation and yoga techniques, to men bearing replicas of...

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