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We oppose the Census Bureau's obtaining data beyond the number of citizens residing in a dwelling, and we oppose statistical sampling adjustments in the "mid-decade" census. We urge that U.S. citizens who, because of religion or conscience, are compelled to withhold their full response to any census question, be held guiltless.
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The census is a critical measure of population and trends in the United States.

The qualms about census questions are pointless:

  • The 2000 census long form was the shortest since 1940.
  • Census data is not shared with other agencies, and the courts have upheld this.

No credible religious belief prevents one from completing a census.

If we allow conscientous objection to the census, we'll start getting silly cases like in Canada's Todd Stelmach. Stelmach believes that the software used to run Canada's census was made by a company that indirectly benefits from profits from our war on terror. (source)

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