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Czech Nationwide Census Shows Jump In Jedi Knights

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-force-is-strong-in-these-ones dept.

First time accepted submitter il_genio writes "The Czech Statistical Office (SÚ) unveiled the first results of its regular 10-year census on Thursday. While almost half the population, 4.8 million, shied away from answering the voluntary religious question, a surprising strong showing was given by those Czechs who described themselves as Knights of the Jedi and believers in 'the Force' as depicted in the Star Wars films. Overall, 15,070 Czechs identified themselves as Knights of the Jedi with the biggest proportion of adherents in the capital, Prague, with 3,977 followers or 0.31 percent of the population."

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  1. Re:UK Census, Church of Jediism by lkcl · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon#United_Kingdom
    teehee. 4th largest reported religion in England and Wales.

  2. Wrong! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Congress made no declaration of war. Didn't happen. They passed The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 because they were too corrupt and cowardly to resist a President who lied through his teeth to take us to war without reason. So yeah, Congress let him do it, but Bush did it. How did you let that detail slip by you?