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This is based on the flimsy premise\/play on words that ‘May the 4th be with you’ is similar to ‘May the Force be with you’. The origins of the idea are explained in detail here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the UK Census of 2011, 390,127 self-declared themselves as Jedi under the question about religion. However, ten years later, the number declined to a mere 1,600. The cause appears to be a call from the Humanists that it was important to record the large number of people who were of ‘No religion’. A jokey identification as Jedi Knight weakened the argument. Sad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out the sort of thing that goes down well on Happy Star Wars day, look at this website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/happy-star-wars-day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First published 2024, revised 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is based on the flimsy premise\/play on words that ‘May the 4th be with you’ is similar to ‘May the Force be with you’. The origins of the idea are explained in detail here. In the UK Census of 2011, 390,127 self-declared themselves as Jedi under the question about religion. However, ten years later, … <\/p>\n

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