Jedi Religion on Census Forms Websites

When asked their religious affiliation on the 2001 census forms, many Britons are writing in "Jedi Knight," government officials said Wednesday.

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.

Thousands of Britons receive an e-mail saying the Star Wars Jedi religion will be legally recognised if it has enough census mentions.

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.

The census form itself confirms that entering a frivolous faith therein will not result in an appearance before the courts. By Lester Haines.

Jedi Knights have gained official recognition as a religion in the UK Census 2001. By Kieren McCarthy.

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.

Star Wars fans in the United Kingdom are stung by an e-mail suggesting that the forthcoming UK Census would recognize Jedi as a religion if enough people put it on the form.

Editorial about the census stunt by Andrew Rilstone.