Why is jedi not on the census

Jedi's practice meditation to maintain calmness and believe all animals, all plants, all people and all things share a life force or energy.

They just have a different name for it," Mr Lee said. But I found it much easier to call it The Force. And my students had a much quicker understanding, because Star Wars is actually part of our culture. The enduring appeal of Star Wars can be found in its use of the Epic Saga story formula; a story style that uses moral tales to illustrate right and wrong. It is based on the moral tales of ancient history, a modern Gilgamesh or Bhagavad Gita, both of which are long religious stories," Mr Lee said.

This May the 4th, Mr Lee was keen to issue a statement on behalf of the Jedi faith in Australia, to all Jedi and non-Jedi members, in the spirit of the day. We seek to make peace within ourselves. This Star Wars Day we ask all people to strive towards making peace within.

Because once we have peace within, once we have inner peace, we will find it easier to make peace in our families, our actions and our world. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.

Group struggles for traction "In every census since and every May 4th since I'm the most public person who stands up and says I'm a Jedi and I have no problem talking about it. Australia is holding its first census in five years on August 9; the country's last census in saw 64, citizens list their religion as Jedi, a mystical order trained to keep peace within the Star Wars universe. The campaign encourages all atheists to mark "no religion" on their census forms in order to "send a compelling message to governments and policy makers about Australia's secular population, which is growing significantly.

Entering Jedi, or other fictitious religions, is considered "not defined," the AFOA says, and could undermine the organization's efforts. First seen in the film Star Wars, Jedi are an order of warrior monks who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force. What is Jediism? Yoda 'Jedi Master he is' in the Star Wars films was stronger than most in his connection with the Force. According to The Temple of the Jedi Order, Jediism is based on the observance of the Force, described as "the ubiquitous and metaphysical power" that a Jedi believes to be the underlying, fundamental nature of the universe Jedi do not believe in a god, having faith instead "in the Force, and in the inherent worth of all life within it" They believe in eternal life through the Force and do not become "obsessed in mourning those who pass".

Jedi may grieve but are content, knowing they will "forever be a part of the Force" The definition of Jediism states the religion is an "inspiration and a way of life" for people who take on "the mantle of Jedi" The Jedi Doctrine acknowledges there is some "scope for followers to simply view Jediism as a philosophy or way of life" and some Jedi prefer to avoid the word religion.

Read more:. Related Topics. Asked what religion they were , 6, answered Heavy Metal, 1, said they were Satanists and said they were New Age. At the last census in there was a campaign to encourage people to answer the question with Jedi, and around , did so.

But the force is apparently on the wane according to Tuesday's figures with , describing themselves as Jedi Knights.