# Canada has 20,000 Jedis **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-20-000-jedis/175049 "2003-05-13T20:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@swami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swami)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-20-000-jedis/175049/1 "2003-05-13T20:45:47Z")
> [@](#): > > [Canada has 20,000 Jedis: Census](http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/05/13/census_religion030513) > > The vast majority of Canadians identify themselves as Christians, but a surprising number told Census takers they are followers of the Jedi, the holy warriors from the movie Star Wars. > > Seven out of 10 Canadians answered either Roman Catholic or Protestant when asked which religion they follow, according to data released on Tuesday by Statistics Canada, so the 20,000 Canadian followers of Obi-Wan Kenobi pose little threat to the major religions. It kinda puts the Russian Orthodox to shame with their number of 15,600. Maybe in 20 years they can make the [top ten](http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/images/table.gif). I’d likely use my Jedi powers for pure evil. ---
**Author:** ![swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@swami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swami)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-20-000-jedis/175049/2 "2003-05-13T20:51:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by swami \* > \*\*Maybe in 20 years they can make the [top ten](http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/images/table.gif)… \*\* Make that the [top ten](http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/rel/tables/canada/cdamajor.cfm). (correct link)