April 7, 2008
Two Star Wars-loving brothers were planning to set up a Jedi church in Wales.
Barney and Daniel Jones wanted fellow devotees to be able to join them on Anglesey according to BBC.
Barney, 26 - or Master Jonba Hehol - and Daniel, 21 - Master Morda Hehol - head the UK Church of the Jedi.
They said their services would include sermons on The Force, light sabre training, and meditation techniques.
Hairdresser Barney said: "As children, we always watched the Star Wars films anyway. We noticed that there were a couple of sites on the internet, Jedi church sites.
"We printed off a couple of sermons and did a sermon in our house for a couple of friends one night."
Barney and his musician brother Daniel, from Holyhead, help run four websites devoted to the development of the "faith".
"My brother and I will wear the Jedi robes, the dark brown robes... the congregation would be in black. Really to bring a sense of unity to the meetings," said Barney.
Although the current members are all men, women are not excluded, as Barney points out: "Princess Leia helped them out a lot."
However, any congregation member drawn to the dark side of the Force, embodied in the film by Darth Vader, would be advised they are following the wrong path and could face expulsion.
