The Force is strong with the force: Scottish police say they're ...
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The Force is strong with the force: Scottish police say they're ...

SCI FI Wire Staff

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:36:26 GM

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official . religion. as . Jedi. in voluntary diversity . forms. , the BBC reported. Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the ... About 39000 people listed their . religion. as . Jedi. in the 2001 . Census. for England and Wales. In Scotland the figure was a reported 14000. The Office for National Statistics did not recognize it as a separate category and incorporated ...

 jedi " religion " sees a dramatic increase in practitioners with ...
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jedi " religion " sees a dramatic increase in practitioners with ...

Nymphadora Tonks

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:23:00 GM

there are various internet campaigns going on now that encourage voters in the us to petition for . jedi. as an official . religion. on the next us . census form. ." you can read the original article here: . jedi. ". religion. " sees dramatic growth ...

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James DonVito

ue, 11 Aug 2009 22:18:09 GM

There is some evidence that his efforts have been successful: In the 2000 British . census. , more than 39000 people listed their . religion. as . Jedi. , a reference to the pantheistic spirituality of Star Wars. . ... Second, the church needs to broaden its apologetics work to include serious analysis of and response to popular culture, now our most potent . form. of religious persuasion. Frankly, we have given these narratives a free pass in our eagerness to appear culturally savvy ...

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"A group of individuals agreed to list their religion as Jedi in the last census , manipulating the results as a prank." But Mr Cheliotis denies the survey, ...



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See also:

  • Telegraph: Jedi Knights force way into census religion listTelegraph: Jedi Knights force way into census religion list
    telegraph.co.uk
    Jedi Knights, the galactic order of warriors from the Star Wars films, were celebrating a small victory last night in their campaign to be recognised as an official religion. (October 12, 2001)
  • BBC: The gospel according to Luke (Skywalker)BBC: The gospel according to Luke (Skywalker)
    news.bbc.co.uk
    You may be a fan of the Star Wars films, but are you a follower? Moves are afoot to have the fictitious Jedi philosophy the movies espouse recognised as a proper religion. (March 6, 2001)
  • BBC: Jedi makes the census listBBC: Jedi makes the census list
    news.bbc.co.uk
    A campaign to get people to write the entry on their census forms has succeeded in the term being included on the list of religions for the 2001 UK census. (October 9, 2001)
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