Those of you that follow Star Wars, probably have heard about devoted fans putting 'Jedi' down as their religion on census forms. Although Australia has stopped short of fining people for putting 'false information', they have lumped some 70,000 followers of the religion into a 'not defined' category.

This brings up the question of just what defines a religion? What exactly are the criteria to become an officially recognized religion? My libertarian viewpoint is that people should be allowed to worship what they want, as long as it doesn't deprive anyone else of life, liberty, or property. To tell someone that your religion is sacred, while theirs is 'bunk' is just plan intolerant. If you want to believe in UFOs, commit suicide, and ride the Hale-Bopp comet up the 'heaven', then so be it. I'll even loan you my helmet to guard against alien mind control.