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The Force	Ulric	Thursday, August 23, 2007
Question: What do you think of the push in Austrailia and other countries to get the mystical energy field known as the force from the Star Wars films recognized as a legitimate religion? May the Force be with you! Ulric
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Ulric: What do I think of the Star Wars "Force" recognized as a "legitimate" religion? Stupid, dumb, idiotic, ridiculous, asinine, and dangerous. The "Force" is already a "religion" of sorts -- it is part and parcel of New Age concepts of spirituality. Star Wars just quantified it in a specific form. This concept is very dangerous in that it utter distorts the real spiritual realm. It promotes a "thing" a "force" instead of a god. The "force" has no morality in itself, rather a light and dark side to which it can be used (borrowing from Chinese Yin/Yang cosmology). If this mystical "energy" of this "force" ever has any "real" effects those effects will be demonic. It is not of God. For the most part, however, adherents to this "religion" will not experience any real effects other than the effects of their own stupidity, and perhaps, unfortunately, the demise of their own souls. May the God of the Universe, the Creator of all things, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob be with you. Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Ulric

Thursday, August 23, 2007

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What do you think of the push in Austrailia and other countries to get the mystical energy field known as the force from the Star Wars films recognized as a legitimate religion?

May the Force be with you!
Ulric

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Ulric:

What do I think of the Star Wars "Force" recognized as a "legitimate" religion? Stupid, dumb, idiotic, ridiculous, asinine, and dangerous.

The "Force" is already a "religion" of sorts -- it is part and parcel of New Age concepts of spirituality. Star Wars just quantified it in a specific form.

This concept is very dangerous in that it utter distorts the real spiritual realm. It promotes a "thing" a "force" instead of a god. The "force" has no morality in itself, rather a light and dark side to which it can be used (borrowing from Chinese Yin/Yang cosmology).

If this mystical "energy" of this "force" ever has any "real" effects those effects will be demonic. It is not of God. For the most part, however, adherents to this "religion" will not experience any real effects other than the effects of their own stupidity, and perhaps, unfortunately, the demise of their own souls.

May the God of the Universe, the Creator of all things, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob be with you.

Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum