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FW: Can you folks give any more info on this?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:09:44 GMT
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Hi,
The CNN story pretty much covers all the details.
Points to note:
1. The $1000 fine that seems to offend a lot of people (see slashdot for
an amazing amount of rants) is not for having a religion that isn't
recognised by the state, but for lying on a census form. Since no-one
who would actually be a practising Jedi (since there don't appear to be
any particular tenets of the faith, to start with), claiming to be one
would be lying.
2. The CNN article isn't wholly correct. Some names and addresses are
kept by the ABS. There was an option where you can choose to release all
of your census answers after 100 years have elapsed. I'm sure the people
of the future will be just thrilled to find out that I live in St.
Lucia, and have no children.
3. 'Worshipper of Lego' was also rejected by the ABS as a formal
religion, despite heavy lobbying by the Australian Lego Users Groups
(aka first church of the latter-day brick).
David Drew
*This is not the Lego you're looking for*
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Schuler
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/08/27/australia.starwars.ap
/index.html
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Can you folks give any more info on this?
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| (...) The census is covered by a framework of legislation that restricts the legitimate ways that census data can be used by the government, the purpose of which is to protect the privacy of individuals. The reason that you have to identify yourself (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
| | | Re: FW: Can you folks give any more info on this?
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| (...) It should also probably be noted that the prank apparently originated in New Zealand, but true to form us Aussies claimed it as our own. Allister religion: paranoid agnostic - I'm not sure if there's anyone 'out there', but if there is, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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