Scotland is currently debating a marriage law which critics say would permit Jedi Knights to officiate at weddings.
Scotland is currently debating a marriage law which critics say would permit Jedi Knights to officiate at weddings.
At issue is language in the bill which would permit "groups promoting a belief" to perform marriages. That language was too vague for the Free Church of Scotland, whose spokesperson told the BBC:
"There are loads of people in a diverse society like this for whom belief can mean virtually anything - the Flat Earth Society and Jedi Knights Society - who knows?"I am not saying that we don't give place to that kind of personal belief, but when you start making allowances for marriages to be performed within those categories then you are all over the place."
Before you think that fears of Jedi-led marriages are overblown, consider that the most recent UK census figures show that a surprisingly large number of Brits professed a sad devotion to that ancient religion. "Jedi" was the most popular "other Religion" option in the census and the seventh most popular faith overall.
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