Prisoners sue for Jedi recognition

[Jazzy]

Four prisoners are threatening to sue the prison service for failing to recognise their Jedi religion.

The inmates claim they are being discriminated against after their Star Wars-based faith was identified as the UK's seventh most popular religion in the 2012 census.

It comes after one prisoner claimed he was denied the right to follow Jediism, reports The Mirror.

The inmate, at HMP Isis, South London, wrote in prison mag Inside Time: "I put in an application asking that I be allowed to practise my religion freely - I am a Jedi.

"The written reply said: 'Whilst Jedi is a recognised religion according to the UK census, it is not recognised by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS)'.

"This is an example of the kind of intolerance and religious bigotry faced by members of our faith.

"Please withhold my name as I fear retaliation from the Dark Side. May the Force be with you."

The Prison Service said Jediism was "not a recognised religion". NOMS recognises 18 faiths including Paganism and Rastafarianism.

Source

How they would go about practising this religion? Nevermind..."May the Force be up with you."

 

[DrLeftover]

ROFL

 

[Evil Eye]

I'll agree that they should be consistent in what's a religion and what isn't across government bodies... I guess.