Being official Jedi

Akkarin wrote: the issue with the US (which I find very worrying and suspect) is that you don't have to reveal your finances as a charity.

They have to be available for perusal on request, but they don't have to be out in the open all the time.

Alethea Thompson wrote: Sometimes you can talk your S-1 (or equivalent) admins into getting you Jediism put on, but those that will are few and far between- in the Army. There was a guy in the Marine Corps that couldn't get his to do so either. So it's up to the person you talk to, if they follow regulations you will not get Jediism/Jedi on your tags, period. It's not official until they recognize Jediism officially.

And when I get back in, I may find myself reworking on the issue with the Chaplain Corps.

I'm U.S. Air Force Active Duty and we can officialy put them on our tags. I know for sure two guys from two different bases got "Jediism" and "Sithism" respectivly on their tags. The only thing the regs say is what line the religion is on. As long as the tags match the vRED (My vRED says "Other", so the tags specify) the inspectors are happy.

These taxes/fees/whatnot are sometimes called tithes...and are quite common in many mainstream religions...

RyuJin wrote: These taxes/fees/whatnot are sometimes called tithes...and are quite common in many mainstream religions...

The difference in those two ideas, however, is that one is mandatory.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.