Australian Census Religions

[uzo]

Just wondering for the Aussie Escapists out there - did anyone put down anything whacky as their religion of choice in the 2011 Census last night? Have we had a sudden increase in Jedi (or Sith?) for example? I had a look at a few other message boards last night regarding the Census and they seemed to have mostly dissolved into bickering about Atheists vs. Everyone Else or Muslims vs. Everyone Else.

PS - Hope you did it. There's a fine if you didn't, I believe.

EDIT: Same goes for Escapists from other countries too. Have you put down a whacky religion? And was it 'for the lulz', or do you seriously think you're a Jedi?

 

[TheIronRuler]

Technically, the British government gave funds and made the first Jedi Church due to the census.
So...keep it up.
We don't have that kind of crap here.

 

[Ghengis John]

I had a look at a few other message boards last night regarding the Census and they seemed to have mostly dissolved into bickering about Atheists vs. Everyone Else or Muslims vs. Everyone Else.

I don't mean to be rude, but what makes you think the outcome will be any different here? There are a lot of people who can not bring themselves to simply say "This is what I believe." as opposed to "This is what I believe, and you are wrong." You'd think that would be easy to do, but for some people it seems to be all but impossible.

 

[TheDist]

Technically, the British government gave funds and made the first Jedi Church due to the census.
So...keep it up.
We don't have that kind of crap here.

They didn't do that sadly in the end.

I did put jedi for 2001, though in the recent one I wasn't as silly and put atheist, which I guess means I am now a fallen jedi?

woo red light saber time!

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I went along with the British campaign and put my religion as Heavy Metal, though on Facebook it's set to Rock & Roll.

Not sure when I converted...

 

[Spoonius]

My mate put "Sith".



I didn't do anything like that though.

 

[uzo]

I had a look at a few other message boards last night regarding the Census and they seemed to have mostly dissolved into bickering about Atheists vs. Everyone Else or Muslims vs. Everyone Else.

I don't mean to be rude, but what makes you think the outcome will be any different here? There are a lot of people who can not bring themselves to simply say "This is what I believe." as opposed to "This is what I believe, and you are wrong." You'd think that would be easy to do, but for some people it seems to be all but impossible.

Hm .. I tried to respond then but the portal did something funny. Anyway, I meant to say that the messages boards I saw last night were on 4chan, and I'd like to think the Escapist community is a little more cohesive and a little less inflammatory than the Tzeentchian-Slaaneshi Chaos Cultists that make up /b/.

 

[octafish]

Sorry, in the religion section I just put down None. In the past I have put down Orthodox Agnostic, and Secular Humanist.

I know that my father would have put down Church of England, the only day he is ever religious in any way is on Census Day.