Charity Commission rejects Temple of the Jedi Order’s application on basis that it is not a ‘cogent and distinct religion’A Star Wars-inspired organisation has failed to employ the force of its arguments to convince the charity watchdog that it should be considered a religious organisation.
The Temple of the Jedi Order,members of which follow the tenets of the faith central to the Star Wars films, sought charitable status this year, and but the Charity Commission has ruled that it does not meet the criteria for a religion under UK charity law.
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Source: theguardian.com