Poop Man Bob Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2218456.stm http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020804/i/1028466965.3758334027.jpg'> More than 70,000 people in Australia have declared that they are followers of the Jedi faith, the religion created by the Star Wars films. A recent census found that one in 270 respondents - or 0.37% of the population - say they believe in "the force", an energy field that gives Jedi Knights like Luke Skywalker their power in the films. Most of the 70,509 people who wrote Jedi on their census forms were suspected to have done so in response to an e-mail encouraging all Star Wars fans to get it recognised as an official religion. http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1270000/images/_1271380_yoda_real150.jpg'> Jedi Master Yoda: "You must feel the force around you" But the majority do not seriously tell each other: "May the force be with you", according to Australian Star Wars Appreciation Society president Chris Brennan. "When you look at it you probably have got about 5,000 people in that 70,000 that were true hard-core people that would believe the Jedi religion carte blanche," he told ABC Radio. "Then you would have 50,000 fans that said 'oh yeah we'll just put down Jedi for fun, we don't actually have a religion of our own'. "Then you probably have 15,000 people who did it just to give the government a bit of curry," he said. An e-mail was sent around the world in 2001 saying that if 10,000 people declared they were Jedi, it would be recognised as an official religion. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics said it would be categorised as "not defined". Thousands of people in New Zealand and the UK also followed the advice of the e-mail - with Jedi Knight even being included on the list of religions by UK census authorities. http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1270000/images/_1271380_obiwan300.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorak Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 first... when everything is upsidedown what do you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest angry xbox Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 second i hate you zorak http://oish.com/otherpics/dancers.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctrl+alt+del Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 http://www.funlinked.com/critter/profani.gif'> "well ill be damned!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpent of the light Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 how fucking stupid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissmyass#1 Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 http://jre.splashmore.com/Pictures/usa.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 six better than trekkies. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING OF HELL Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 i am the only JEDI in hell. so im hvaing a blast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 http://jon.jbagroup.net/pix/noemo.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --zeSto-- Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 note: they tried to get canadian to write in 'Jedi' in a census, because we are also part of the commonwealth and our votes would work too. religion :nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest socrates Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 ^^^but we all know that canadians can't read so the idea didn't get to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 I put Jedi on my census form. There was a big movement among students here to put Jedi down because the census basically limited religion to Catholic, Protestant, Presbetyrian, Islamic and Other. So fuck 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeRoSoL JuNkiE Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 it's just a movie. these people who think they're actual jedi's and dress up and shit are fucked in the head.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbian bum Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 I would put jedi. Cause star wars is cool, theres no denying that, i dont even have any star wars memorobilia or t shirts. But it is entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 http://www.necrophagia.com/images/dtth.jpg'> i'd rather follow blackmetal trends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --zeSto-- Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 ^ just like the good ol'days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsolete Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 haha i did that shit , not coz im into star wars or anything , i dont even really like star wars , but it was just funny . comon , you know you want the force......*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest socrates Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Leave it to a country full of crooks........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctrl+alt+del Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 DESCENDANTS of crooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wilt Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 the world sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 im a jedi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-town_bomber Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT http://jon.jbagroup.net/pix/noemo.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilistic Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 yeh it was a huge thing over here.they had fines for crew that put down jedi as their religion on their census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 i aint following this jedi faith crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 can, or cannot, there is no try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary_MUL Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 nice, it is, to see george lucas has accomplished something, hmmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stapler Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I read aout that before the Census and I always wondered if it would get pulled off. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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