LG
Legend
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23K
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over 16 years

I see it is coming and instead of sending you papers it is all online, but what if you are not "online"?? 

Do you get fined for not doing the census? 

I note this morning some lady on the radio said people should stop putting "Jedi" down as their religion as it is a false return. So what, if you believe in the force good on you. If you don't believe in God, that is your choice too.  

Starting XI
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2.8K
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almost 9 years

Lonegunmen wrote:

I see it is coming and instead of sending you papers it is all online, but what if you are not "online"?? 

Do you get fined for not doing the census? 

I note this morning some lady on the radio said people should stop putting "Jedi" down as their religion as it is a false return. So what, if you believe in the force good on you. If you don't believe in God, that is your choice too.  

if you don't want to (or  can't) fill it out on line you'll be able to request the paper forms

LG
Legend
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23K
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over 16 years
The Special One
560
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2.4K
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about 17 years

I've been a jedi for nearly two decades, I'm not going to ditch it now.

Tegal
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Head Sleuth
3K
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19K
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almost 17 years

Yeah, who is she to say my Jedi religion is false and I shouldn’t put it in the census. That’s hate speech.

Marquee
7K
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9.3K
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over 13 years

Pastafarian here

Listen here Fudgeface
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15K
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about 14 years

Jedi and Pastafaraian are at least based on much more up to date texts than Christianity is.

All religions are as valid as each other.

tradition and history
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9.9K
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almost 17 years

patrick478 wrote:

Jedi and Pastafaraian are at least based on much more up to date texts than Christianity is.

All religions are as valid as each other.

Not according to ISIS. :)

Listen here Fudgeface
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15K
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about 14 years

Leggy wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

Jedi and Pastafaraian are at least based on much more up to date texts than Christianity is.

All religions are as valid as each other.

Not according to ISIS. :)

Well I'm glad I'm nothing like ISIS then.
Starting XI
850
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2.7K
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about 10 years

I'm an atheist who has been seriously looking into joining the Church of Satan.

Have you seen their beliefs and texts?

Brilliant stuff...

"...we are the first above-ground organisation in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature - that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence...He (Satan - who they don't actually believe in) represents pride, liberty, and individualism - qualities often defined as Evil by those who worship external deities, who feel there is a war between their minds and emotions."

Marquee
7K
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9.3K
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over 13 years

Yeah, I knew a few satanists when I was in uni. It probably just has that name to be offensive as they were all good sorts. Basically you just believe in yourself.

LG
Legend
5.6K
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23K
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over 16 years

'Where are you at the time of filling in this census?" I'm so tempted to put "On top of the wife" just to create a new statistic.

WeeNix
440
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800
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almost 9 years

LeighboNZ wrote:

I'm an atheist who has been seriously looking into joining the Church of Satan.

Have you seen their beliefs and texts?

Brilliant stuff...

"...we are the first above-ground organisation in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature - that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence...He (Satan - who they don't actually believe in) represents pride, liberty, and individualism - qualities often defined as Evil by those who worship external deities, who feel there is a war between their minds and emotions."

Especially in the USA, Satanists do a lot of good work in making sure there's separation of Religion and State. 

For the Census I'm genuinely not sure whether to go with 'secular humanist' or 'atheist/non-religious.' 

Chant Savant
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12K
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almost 17 years

Jaickin wrote:

LeighboNZ wrote:

I'm an atheist who has been seriously looking into joining the Church of Satan.

Have you seen their beliefs and texts?

Brilliant stuff...

"...we are the first above-ground organisation in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature - that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence...He (Satan - who they don't actually believe in) represents pride, liberty, and individualism - qualities often defined as Evil by those who worship external deities, who feel there is a war between their minds and emotions."

Especially in the USA, Satanists do a lot of good work in making sure there's separation of Religion and State. 

For the Census I'm genuinely not sure whether to go with 'secular humanist' or 'atheist/non-religious.' 

I'm going to go with Australian!

WeeNix
440
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800
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almost 9 years

C-Diddy wrote:

Jaickin wrote:

LeighboNZ wrote:

I'm an atheist who has been seriously looking into joining the Church of Satan.

Have you seen their beliefs and texts?

Brilliant stuff...

"...we are the first above-ground organisation in history openly dedicated to the acceptance of Man's true nature - that of a carnal beast, living in a cosmos that is indifferent to our existence...He (Satan - who they don't actually believe in) represents pride, liberty, and individualism - qualities often defined as Evil by those who worship external deities, who feel there is a war between their minds and emotions."

Especially in the USA, Satanists do a lot of good work in making sure there's separation of Religion and State. 

For the Census I'm genuinely not sure whether to go with 'secular humanist' or 'atheist/non-religious.' 

I'm going to go with Australian!

You heretic! 

Phoenix Academy
360
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470
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over 6 years

I can't even remember what the questions are on the census tbh but if theres a feminist box I guess I better tick it 

LG
Legend
5.6K
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23K
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over 16 years

A boy checks his mother's census form and says  to her "You must be lousy in bed mum, you got and "F" when it came to sex."

Trialist
12
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140
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over 16 years

got to do it before the 4th

Starting XI
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4.5K
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over 16 years

I wonder who the lady on the radio was saying not to put Jedi down. The last view from Statistics NZ I read was that it's fine to do so, and last year they updated their classifications for reporting so the reporting will include it, as well as Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. 

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