On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Robert Smith wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> As some of you may know there is a census coming around on August the
> 7th. For those who don't know, a census is where the government gets
> your details like number of people in the house, religion, etc. It is
> this last point that some clever bunny has picked up on. If there are
> enough people in the country, about 10 000, who put down the same
> religion, it becomes a fully recognised and legal religion. It is for
> this reason that it has been suggested that anyone who does not have a
> dominant religion put down "Jedi" as their religion.
>
> So send this on to all your friends and tell them to put down "Jedi"
> as their religion and we can have "Jedi Knights" running around. Yes,
> this is a Sci-Fi thing, but it will also fuck with the government. So if
>
> not because you love Star Wars, then just to annoy people.
The Australian Beureau of Statistics has posted information refuting this
story.
Sure, you can put "Jedi" as your religion - however, without clear
evidence of doctrine and some other requirements, it will NOT create it as
a fact.
It also leaves you liable for a fine of up to $1000 for providing alse
information on your census.
Can't remember the URL, but it was published in The Age newspaper, and is
online somewhere.
DaZZa
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