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Jediism, the religion of hoodies?

Bess writes: So now we know � that surly youth glowering with menace beneath a
hood on your local streets is actually deeply religious. As attached � through
spiritual reasons � to his headgear as the most fervent Muslimah to her Hijab.

That at least is the only conclusion to draw from this extraordinary reporte,
scooped in The Sun about the Jedi believer given an apology from a job centre
which had chucked him out for refusing to put down his hood.

Chris Jarvis, 31, refused to lower his hood while visiting his local Jobcentre
in Southend. Jarvis, a member of the International Church of Jediism whose
doctrine decrees members should be allowed to wear hoods, explained: �I was
just standing up for my beliefs. Muslims can walk around in whatever religious
gear they like, so why can�t I?� Affronted he wrote a letter of complaint to
the centre, which replied with an apology.

�We are committed to provide a customer service which embraces diversity and
respects customers� religion,� said Wendy Flowers, the jobcentre boss.

 Obviously she had not read about Tesco's comeback last year to Daniel Jones,
23, the founder of the International Church of Jedi, who accused the brand of
religious discrimination when he was asked to leave his local branch in Wales,
on refusing to lower his hood.

Their response? "Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless
without ever going over to the Dark Side  and we are only aware of the Emperor
as one who never removed his hood."

Perhaps a line the Police might remember when dealing with truculent hoodies,
who soon, Faith Central predicts will be asserting their "religious right" to
headcovering.

Posted by Bess Twiston-Davies on March 16, 2010 at 05:37 PM |

http://timesonline.typepad.com/faith/2010/03/the-hoodie-and-religion.html

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