''Star Wars'' Jediism new religion

AllthingsCP · 03-06-2014 02:12PM #1

Started as Hoaxes i think!. But could possibly be the 4th Largest in UK. I so want to join but the Dark Side is strong in this ONE.

endacl · 03-06-2014 02:14PM

I wish people would just be honest at census time....

VinLieger · 03-06-2014 02:14PM

Welcome to 13 years ago. Mainly just a joke on asking people their religion on the census

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon

anncoates · 03-06-2014 02:15PM

endacl wrote: »

I wish people would just be honest at census time....

About being grown ups?

endacl · 03-06-2014 02:16PM

anncoates wrote: »

About being grown ups?

On many levels...

wp_rathead · 03-06-2014 02:17PM

It is all about the Midichlorians

iDave · 03-06-2014 02:17PM

endacl wrote: »

I wish people would just be honest at census time....

I find your lack of faith disturbing

endacl · 03-06-2014 02:18PM

iDave wrote: »

I find your lack of faith disturbing

jimgoose · 03-06-2014 02:18PM

endacl wrote: »

I wish people would just be honest at census time....

I wish they'd piss off. This kind of carry-on is highly offensive to those of us who actually are Jedi knights. :mad:

AllthingsCP · 03-06-2014 02:18PM

The 3rd Video the guy pulling the brushes lol.

OneColdHand · 03-06-2014 02:21PM

It might as well be a religion. It's as made up as every other religion.

corner of hells · 03-06-2014 02:23PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I wish they'd piss off. This kind of carry-on is highly offensive to those of us who actually are Jedi knights. :mad:

Strong is the whatchamacallit in this one.

rubadub · 03-06-2014 03:33PM

endacl wrote: »

I wish people would just be honest at census time....

I wish they just wouldn't ask, as I expect most who say they are jedis do too.

If there was another question like "whats your favourite film" that people do not see the relevance to, or view as private, they might also give bogus answer. I am guessing the "jedis" do answer honestly to the others.

I think its a reasonable way to object to such questions, and I expect some religious people might do it as an illustration of their objection

Seems its against the law to ask about religion on the US census.

Also seems the census office play along a bit with the joke

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon

The Office for National Statistics revealed the total figure in a press release entitled "390,000 Jedis there are".

Little CuChulainn · 03-06-2014 03:46PM

rubadub wrote: »

I wish they just wouldn't ask, as I expect most who say they are jedis do too.

If there was another question like "whats your favourite film" that people do not see the relevance to, or view as private, they might also give bogus answer. I am guessing the "jedis" do answer honestly to the others.

I think its a reasonable way to object to such questions, and I expect some religious people might do it as an illustration of their objection

Seems its against the law to ask about religion on the US census.

Also seems the census office play along a bit with the joke

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon

You don't think it's important to know the religious make up of an area?

Un Croissant · 03-06-2014 03:49PM

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

You don't think it's important to know the religious make up of an area?

Those of us who worship the Dark Lord Sauron wish to have dedicated schools. Please everyone, a bit of cop on.

the culture of deference · 03-06-2014 03:56PM

In 1,500 years, when humans are back in the dark ages again, and there is no original star wars material, the legend of the Jedi origin and the future of human survival will be decided by battle between the "his right hand apostles" Versus the "left hand hardliners".

Like the PFJ in Monty Python

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb_qHP7VaZE

Karl Stein · 03-06-2014 04:01PM

I heard there are increasing sectarian tensions between the Jedis and Pastafarians.

It's only a matter of time before Jedis start looking for equal treatment and then it'll all kick off.

rubadub · 03-06-2014 04:03PM

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

You don't think it's important to know the religious make up of an area?

Not particularly, in the US its illegal to ask and I could see reasons why.

Un Croissant wrote: »

dedicated schools.

This is one reason they want to know, and certainly one reason people strongly object to, i.e. that schools teach religion at all or that it can influence entry.

I know 4 couples who have small children, none of the kids have been christened yet and would prefer not to. But all of them have told me that the only reason they would have them christened is if its needed to gain entry to their preferred school -which I think is crazy and unfair.

Amirani · 03-06-2014 04:04PM

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

You don't think it's important to know the religious make up of an area?

Not particularly, no.

Maximus Alexander · 03-06-2014 04:09PM

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

You don't think it's important to know the religious make up of an area?

No more important than knowing what people's favourite pizza toppings are, surely?

Little CuChulainn · 03-06-2014 04:14PM

rubadub wrote: »

Not particularly, in the US its illegal to ask and I could see reasons why.

This is one reason they want to know, and certainly one reason people strongly object to, i.e. that schools teach religion at all or that it can influence entry.

I know 4 couples who have small children, none of the kids have been christened yet and would prefer not to. But all of them have told me that the only reason they would have them christened is if its needed to gain entry to their preferred school -which I think is crazy and unfair.

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Not particularly, no.

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

No more important than knowing what people's favourite pizza toppings are, surely?

I think it's very useful to have a more accurate view of how much in decline Catholicism is. It's not like the Vaticans figure is very reliable.

''Star Wars'' Jediism new religion

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