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Are We On Camera? Jedis on the Rise!

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
Are We On Camera? Jedis on the Rise!
Are We On Camera? Jedis on the Rise!

Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs has warned that Jediism, the religion found in the Star Wars movie franchise, is growing in Christian societies and is not compatible with Islamic teachings.

"Jediism … is spreading today in Christian societies. Around 70,000 people in Australia and 390,000 people in England currently define themselves as Jedis," Marmara University Assistant Professor Bilal Yorulmaz wrote, according to Hurriyet Daily News.

The warning comes four months after thousands of Turkish students petitioned online for a Jedi temple to be built on their university campus, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/jedi-religion-turkeys-top-religious-body-warns-star-wars-based-faith-is-spreading-in-christian-societies-143665/

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