Founder of the Church of Reality now listed on TSA terrorist suspect list!

[Up2Late]

I was just checking out one of DU's most recent advertisers, and I found this at the bottom of their Home page:

<http://www.churchofreality.org/wisdom/welcome_home/>

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.

I guess activists websites are being targeted too now.

[xultar]

1. Attention FUCKTARDS. I'm a MEMBER OF THE CHURCH of REALITY

PUT ME ON YOUR FUCKIN LIST TOO!!!

[roguevalley]

10. I am too. What next, X? This boggles my mind. Are we going to be

'allowed' to fly?

[xultar]

14. My goal is to get on the list so I have to work from home.

:woohoo:

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Question

I'm a Christian but in reality too. Can I join?

[DBoon]

2. Next they go after pastafarians

those touched by His Noodley appendage, beware!

[ruthg]

13. noooooooo.......

I have been so deeply touched by HNA. I fear for my pastasafety!

[rzemanfl]

3. I don't do churches, but I used to read "The Realist" back in the

olden days, does that count?

[mom cat]

7. OK! You can be on the list too. I wouldn't want you to feel left out.

Actually, I can see why realism is so frightening to Bushco. His only strenth is in dissinformation.

[rzemanfl]

11. I think my "Hey Bush! Fuck you!" post of a week or two ago

probably did the trick.

[mom cat]

17. That should give you a good shot at it.

LOL. Well, keep stirring the pot.

[sakabatou]

4. For those who don't know the Church of Reality is

somone, fill us in.

[JuniperLea]

6. they advertise on DU

http://www.churchofreality.org/wisdom/welcome_home/

[sakabatou]

24. Thank you

[madeline_con]

27. Now, I get the "noodly appendage" allusion.

Cool site. I'll have to check it out in depth. :)

[JuniperLea]

5. I had no doubt it would come to this

You will be considered a terrorist if you don't agree with HeadChimp! And those blowhard RWers get all bent when you compare him to Hitler!

Something must be done!

[FreedomAngel82]

21. Speaking of which

I wonder if Christian Alliance and Interfaith Alliance are on the list too? They're progressive groups.

[iamahaingttta]

8. Good for him!

I hope I am too...

[shance]

9. I hope he will sue for such a political move by the Administration.

That is a crime.

[roguevalley]

12. Perkel's pretty tough. this makes me sick. Consider Bartcop on

it too because Perkel hosts him.

[sargon9]

30. Perkel is something else!

You know that he ran for US Senate against John Ashcroft! He calls himself the guy who lost to the guy who lost to the dead guy. That Church of Reality is pretty interesting. I like the idea of tricking Christians into thinking about reality. Like driving a vampire out into the sunlight.

[newyawker99]

31. Hi sargon9!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[havocmom]

15. The site for a well respected progressive magazine had a thread about

searches and no-fly list surprises. Seems many of the magazine's subscribers were having lots of trouble at airports. In the thread, they were comparing things like jobs, hobbies, locations, economic bracket, schooling... stuff like that. Only thing they all had in common was subscriptions to THAT particular magazine.

Saw the thread a couple years ago. Doubt things are any better for liberals and progressives who read things by journalists the junta does not have on its official propaganda payroll.

[Up2Late]

16. That sucks, I just hope they aren't tracking the Traffic to liberal sites

too. After last nights article about the NSA putting illegal "Tracking Cookies" on all visitors to the NSA website, maybe I better go clear out my "Cookies" now?

[havocmom]

25. Several DUers recently reported checking hits on their firewalls

DOD came up for a few.

[symbolman]

18. I've been doing what I call my "Jesus Impersonation"

at the airports for YEARS now.. I KNOW I'm on a list, I ALWAYS get searched.. what's even funnier is that I'll hand my BAGS TO MY WIFE and THEN they search me, while she goes right through the line, WITH my bags :)

By Jesus Impersonation I mean, long hair, in sandals, arms out, head up, and saying, "Hey Mary.. I can see our HOUSE from HERE!"

Sometimes they laugh, otherwise they just ignore me when I say that.. in either case I can get a bead on how bad it's going to be..

When they start the Anal Prints then I stay home..

I've been telling people for a long time now that you need to decide WHERE you are going to live the rest of your life and Move there NOW.. you may not get a chance later..

[FreedomAngel82]

19. That's just insane

So is Falwell and his church on the list? More than likely no. Ugh!

[johnaries]

22. I'm on the list. Every time I fly they have to call in my information

and clear me. Of course, I do have a very common name; but sometimes I wonder which letter I wrote got me on the list.

[Dr. Death]

35. Same thing for me

Every time I fly, especially if I am traveling alone, they have to call and clear it.

I don't know what I did to get on the list.

[Straight Shooter]

23. Well, no wonder they're on the list. Look at this inflammatory statement!

As Realists our values include Positive Evolution, Exploration, Honesty and Integrity, Freedom, Individualism, Peace, Courage, Environmentalism, Compassion, Justice, Inclusiveness, Scrutiny and Doubt, Humility, Reason, Wisdom, and Personal Responsibility.

Personal responsibility, of all things. No wonder this Church of Reality has got bush's knickers twisted into a knot and sucked up into his rectum.

[Up2Late]

26. That plus "...Peace, Courage, Environmentalism...,"

"...Compassion, Justice..."

Probably the top 5 things the RW Hate the most and want to do away with. :crazy:

[Straight Shooter]

28. Yeah, that "justice" thing has got to go. How dare they.

And compassion? That's, like, sooooo 1999.

[paineinthearse]

29. Reminds me of Nixon's "enemies" list

I remember Daniel Schorr's editorial comment when it was disclosed he was on it.

[long_green]

32. We need to give these spooks something to look at.

Everyone here should recruits friends and family members to suscribe to magazines, visit websites, and purchase books guaranteed to provoke government surveillance. Over-fucking-whelm these bastards so they don't know which way to turn.

[Up2Late]

33. kick n/t

:kick:

[SmokingJacket]

34. How does one know if one is on that list?

I thought it was Secret.