If you're thinking of joking/putting down JEDI in the 2011 census, don't. Here's why...

Hatter The Mad · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:19

http://www.yourenotajedi.com/

If your religion is of low enough importance to you to that you are willing to put in a religion from 3 good sci-fi films from years ago, and 3 more recent rubbish ones,please consider ticking "No Religion" instead. Every tick towards any religion, no matter if it is real or a bit of a joke (or both for that matter), gets counted towards the figures of religious people in the UK.

The data gathered is used to inform government policy, and was used by the last government to justify funding of religious community bodies over secular ones.

If you don't have an active faith, please make sure the government knows

Yep, this is a 'link and run', but do believe it is important and I hope people don't arse around.

DB_SamX · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:23

Fair enough comment that; it's easy enough to put it down as a joke, not seeing what the eventual consequences could be.

cm1179 · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:24

If you're thinking of joking/putting down JEDI in the 2011 census, don't. Here's why.... you're a sad ****

raikesi · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:25

im am clearly not a jedi

as DB_SamX said, its easy to not see the consequences

Serpantine · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:30

Good point, if this saves the uk thinking everyone is religious then that's a help in my mind.

998cc · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:34

The darkside has taken you.

Cosimo · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:36

It probably won’t make any difference, if it does at all. Anyway, who follows advice from a completely random web page that looks like it’s been put together by a 14 year old. It probably explains why there isn't anything else there.

PermaBanned · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:38

simulatorman said:
It probably won’t make any difference. Anyway, who follows advice from a completely random web page that looks like it’s been put together by a 14 year old. It probably explains why there isn't anything else there.

Erm, i could do better than that when i was 14

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:39

May the force be with you.

STFU.

4T5 · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:41

I come from the Dark side of Pancake, What do I put ?

Viper² · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:41

Only morons would consider putting it anyway.

Drop the personal insults, they're unnecessary.

dowie · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:42

Well its not the people putting Jedi down who are at fault there rather the government mis-using statistics.

Anyway I'm undecided as to whether to put down Jedi or Spaghetti Monsterism.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:43

dowie said:
Well its not the people putting Jedi down who are at fault there rather the government mis-using statistics.

Anyway I'm undecided as to whether to put down Jedi or Spaghetti Monsterism.

Truth.

loltim · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:44

idgi. why don't they just combine the "no religion" and "jedi" stats.

Fenris · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:46

I'll be putting down "none" or whatever the option is because I'm not a complete idiot who thinks "sticking it to the man" by trying to skew results is fun.

Sorry but if you decide to lie or write something like "Jedi" you are a moron.

dowie · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:53

Perhpas you worry too much about things - its just a census, if you view religion as being trivial then put anything you want in the box - Jedi is fine tbh...

As for being 'idiots' I'd wager that the average 'Jedi' or follower of 'Spagetti Monsterism' is likely to have a higher IQ than the average Christian or Muslim.

Edrof · 26 Feb 2011 at 15:57

Hatter The Mad said:
http://www.yourenotajedi.com/

Yep, this is a 'link and run', but do believe it is important and I hope people don't arse around.

Good point, really.

Castiel · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:03

It won't make any difference overall, the majority of people in the UK identify with some kind of religion, so if you think that not stating Jedi/other will increase the overall percentage in favour of atheism/secularism then your going to be disappointed.

Yas786 · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:04

dowie said:
As for being 'idiots' I'd wager that the average 'Jedi' or follower of 'Spagetti Monsterism' is likely to have a higher IQ than the average Christian or Muslim.

LMAO what utter crap you talk mate....

Antar Bolaeisk · 26 Feb 2011 at 16:08

What about those of us who are actually Jedi, should we just accept that our fictional religion is less important than all the other fictional religions and stop practising it?