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As of 2007 Creators have divided into two [[ideologically]] opposed factions. The first has adopted the name "The Creativity Movement," and follows the organizational structure set up by Rev. Matt Hale. One doesn't have to be a member of The Creativity Movement to call themselves a "Creator." Group membership consists of former members of Hale's Church as well as Klassen's Church with new recruits. The group still owes more than half a million dollars in fines and court costs incurred as a result of its trademark dispute with [[Church of the Creator|TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation]].
The second of the two [[ideologically]] opposed factions is known as the "[[Creativity Alliance]]". With less than 35 people it claims to follow the loose organizational structure first proposed by [[Ben Klassen]]. It maintains that it is a group of individuals and numerous smaller groups (all of whom label themselves as local variants of the Church of Creativity) that have organized themselves in an alliance to promote Creativity. The group also has a policy of non-participation in the [[White Power]] movement. Both the Creativity Alliance and The Creativity Movement espouse the belief that for Creativity to survive as a religion, it must become accepted by mainstream society as a viable religion. The group consists of a Highest Priest or Pontifex Maximus as leader, Hasta Primus as secretary and other adherents of Creativity - a few Church Primary Groups and individuals, who sometimes refer to themselves as "independent Creators."<ref>[http://creativityalliance.com/about.htm About the Creativity Alliance]</ref> The predominant make-up of The Alliance is of former members of both Klassen's and Hale's churches along with new adherents. The group does not owe money in fines or court costs. As a legal precaution its web pages and published books stress the fact that it makes no attempt to assume or supersede the US registered trademark now owned by [[Church of the Creator|TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.creativityalliance.com/downloads.htm The Creativity Alliance makes no attempt to assume or supersede trademark] Legal disclaimer used by the Creativity Alliance</ref> The Creativity Alliance's current Pontifex Maximus is Cailen Cambeul who has decided that it is best for the Alliance to distance itself from Matt Hale.
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