Tesco has been accused of religious discrimination after the company ordered the founder of a Jedi religion to remove his hood or leave a branch of the supermarket in north Wales. […]
„They said: ‚Take it off‘, and I said: ‚No, its part of my religion. It’s part of my religious right.‘ I gave them a Jedi church business card.
„They weren’t listening to me and were rude. They had three people around me. It was intimidating.“ Jones, who has made an official complaint to Tesco, is considering a boycott of the store and is seeking legal advice.
Tesco said: „He hasn’t been banned. Jedis are very welcome to shop in our stores although we would ask them to remove their hoods.
„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.
„If Jedi walk around our stores with their hoods on, they’ll miss lots of special offers.“
Guardian.co.uk, Jedi religion founder accuses Tesco of discrimination over rules on hoods