Following a petition by Britons, "Jedi" was included on England's 2001 census. The results were nothing short of amazing when 390,000 citizens professed to be Jedis. More than 70,000 Australians claim to be Jedis as well. Yesterday, two Jedi appealed to the United Nation's representatives in London to request the day be officially recognized as a Jedi "Interstellar Day of Tolerance." On paper, they represent Britain's fourth largest religion.

Despite growing popularity, contemporary religious movements like Wicca, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism and the Jedi Order are still generally not granted equal respect and recognition by governments.