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Wired: Jedis Stand for the Census Count  - http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,44141,00.html  To the frustration of the census managers in New Zealand, England, Wales and Australia, an e-mail saturating inboxes for the past couple of months just refuses to go away. By Kim Griggs.  Telegraph: Jedi Knights force way into census religion list  - http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/10/11/njedi11.xml&sSheet=/news/2001/10/11/ixhome.html  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.  Plastic: Reality Imitates Art -- 'Jedi Knights' Now Almost-Official Religion in the UK  - http://www.plastic.com/article.pl?sid=01/10/11/133203&mode=thread  Jedi Knight' is on the list of religions for the 2001 UK census. Apparently, sufficient numbers of people wrote it on their census forms that a code for the 'faith' (896) has been allocated for the census processing team to use.  Urban Legends Reference Pages: Religion (Census Knight)  - http://www.snopes2.com/religion/jedi.htm  Can Australians or those in the UK make 'Jedi' a recognized religion in their country by entering it as their religion on the 2001 census form? No.  Savannah Now: Britons check off Jedi Knight when asked their religion on census form  - http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/101101/LOCjedi.shtml  When asked their religious affiliation on the 2001 census forms, many Britons are writing in "Jedi Knight," government officials said Wednesday.  CNet: E-mail stunt empowers Jedi fans  - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5639097.html  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.  Register: Jedi Knights achieve official recognition as a religion  - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/22113.html  Jedi Knights have gained official recognition as a religion in the UK Census 2001. By Kieren McCarthy.  Register: May the false declaration be with you  - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/18203.html  On Sunday 29 April would-be Jedi Knights have a rare opportunity to achieve official recognition for their 'religion'. By Lester Haines.  icSouthlondon: Jedi census reports not true  - http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100national/page.cfm?objectid=11359762&method=full  The Office for National Statistics is denying reports that people will be able to tick 'Jedi' as their religion on the next census form.  Register: UK Jedi get green light  - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/18448.html  The census form itself confirms that entering a frivolous faith therein will not result in an appearance before the courts. By Lester Haines.  ZDNet: Star Wars fans stung by Jedi email  - http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2085669,00.html  Despite proving that the Internet is a genuinely unifying 'force', email stunt will not work. By Will Knight.  About.com Urban Legends: Star Wars Religion Doesn't Make Census  - http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa041601a.htm  Will filling in 'Jedi' as your religion on census forms cause the government to recognize it as a legitimate faith? A three part series of articles by David Emery.  Jedi Master Am I Therefore Normal Rules of Grammar I Do Not Follow  - http://www.aslan.demon.co.uk/jedi.htm  Editorial about the census stunt by Andrew Rilstone.  BBC: The gospel according to Luke (Skywalker)  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1204829.stm  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.  BBC: Jedi e-mail revealed as hoax  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/new_media/1271380.stm  Thousands of Britons receive an e-mail saying the Star Wars Jedi religion will be legally recognised if it has enough census mentions.  BBC: Jedi makes the census list  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1589133.stm  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.