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Religious Identity
A person's religious identity is the name of the religion that they identify themselves with. In this society people want to know, "What religion are you?" Generally they expect a one word answer with the name of a religion that expresses their religious identity. A person might say they are a Buddhist - or a Christian - or a Jew - or a Muslim - or a Hindu. These are examples of religious identities.

The Church of Reality provides a religious identity for Realists. The word Atheist for example doesn't describe what you believe in but rather what you don't believe in. The belief in reality isn't new but what this church does is to give a name to the belief in reality. One of the missions of this church is to establish the name Church of Reality and Realism as the practice of the religion so that when someone asks a Realist what religion they are - that they can say it and the listener has heard of it and understands what they mean. To that end the Church of Reality has a duty to realists through the Principle of Self Scrutiny to always preserve the intellectual integrity of this church so that people who truly believe in reality the way it really is can feel comfortable calling themselves Realists.
 
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Newsflash
Marc Perkel, the founder of the Church of Reality is now listed on the American TSA list as a terrorist suspect. The TSA (US Transportation Security Administration) maintains a "selectee list" which lists people who are flagged for heightened security screening. This list, which has not caught a single real terrorist, is used mostly as a political enemies list against activists who are speaking out against government abuses of power.

"In some ways this is a badge of honor", states Marc Perkel, First One of the Church of Reality. In this environment of repression of non-Christian religions in America, if you aren't on the TSA list you aren't getting your message out. I consider it to be an acknowledgement that I'm doing my job."

This selectee list is not the worst list that the TSA has. Marc is not on the no fly list which would have prevented him from flying at all. This is just a harassment list that the US government keeps to intimidate activists.

As a result, the United States of America is now on the Church of Reality list of nations who are hostile to Realism and Realists and the US is a nation that is moving in a dangerous direction towards oppressing religious freedom.
 
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