[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Jedi an official UK religion?

[John Walton]

Joywitch M. Curmudgeon wrote:

> OK. This is stupid, but... you know when you have those petty little arguments
> with friends, and you're *sure* that you're right, but you need confirmation
> from third parties to make sure that you're sure?
> 
> Anyway, today a friend and I had a heated discussion as to whether or not
> 'Jedi' was recognised as an official religion in the UK, as a result of a
> recent census. [snip] So, I'm right, right? Jedi is not an official religion
> in the UK, or anywhere else, for that matter.

In fact, it IS a legally-recognised religion insofar as over 10000 (I think
that's the threshold number) people put down "Jedi Knight" on their Census
forms. That means that the Census People have a Special Code for it. "JK",
probably :D Anyway, that doesn't mean that it IS a religion, just that
people put it down in their Religion Box in the Census. The answer,
amusingly enough, is that you're BOTH right :)

--John, Fan of using A.A. Milne-style Capital Letters where Appropriate
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John Walton -- john at walton.vu
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