Australia Oppresses Jedi

eberry writes "Despite over 70,000 respondents (.37% of the population) replying "Jedi" to an optional faith question on Australia's census, it will not become a recognized religion According to CNN "Australian officials say respondents could face a $1,000 fine for supplying false information. Citing, and I quote, "...people of a particular religious affiliation do not provide the correct information, certain facilities might not be built that otherwise would be." Personally I find their lack of faith disturbing." And I find the fact that this is on CNN even more so ;)

Comments

I can't blame him

[unicron]

Make them use the force to move some shit around the room. If they can do it, let them have their religion.

Hell, make the fatter ones do 1 sit up and I'll believe they've mastered the force.

Nerd(robotic voice): I am a Storm-Trooper!

Triumph the Wonder Dog(robotic voice, mockingly): You are a huge nerd!

aussie construction projects

[Anonymous Coward]

"certain facilities might not be built that otherwise would be"

They need to know if they should build the Death Star or not!

Re:aussie construction projects

[Guppy]

"They need to know if they should build the Death Star or not!"

I'm guessing not -- the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant when compared to the power of the Force.

Re:False?

[Chainsaw76]

Apparently they will haev to prove they are, or at least were members of the Jedi Relegion. Perhaps a questionare Would be appropriate..

1. Have you ever tried to convince someone that the driods in your possession were NOT in fact the driods they were looking for?

2. Did you ever have a crush on Princess Leah but had a strange feeling the cosmos would never let it happen.. Not even realizing she was your sister?

3. While drivign down the street at night have you ever turned off your headlights and driven using only the force? did you live?

Of course if it were me and they were asking me to proove I was of the Jedi faith, Id insist they make the christians prove they were christians.. Do you love thy neighbor even when they are mowing the lawn at 5am on a sunday.. Etc..

-Jason

They will certify the Jedi religion

[dr_dank]

when followers bring in doctors notes testifying to their "midichlorian count".

Re:They will certify the Jedi religion

[JahToasted]

"midichlorian count"

Hey that's from the New Testament. Orthodox Jedis don't believe in that shit...

Re:False information?

[Dr Caleb]

Because in most countries, lying on your census is illegal. Hence the hubbub.

They didn't lie on their census forms.*waves hand*

A Real Jedi Response

[Steve B]

"I don't need to fill out your silly forms."
You don't need to fill out our silly forms.

"All you need to do is count how many people live here."
All we need to do is count how many people live here.

"Just move along."
I'll just move along.

Geek Orthodox

[Tablizer]

What if you just made something up for the form? What if you put "Linusian", "Openus Sourcinerous", "United Temple of The Perl", "Orthodox Geek", etc.....?

Re:Of course the gov't acts based on faith beliefs

[ShavenYak]

(Note: I just picked Lutheran out of a hat as an example. Don't read more into it than that.)

Oh, I thought it was because you had created them in a petri dish from one of your teeth and some cola.

Damn it, is there any topic that can't have a Simpsons reference thrown into it?