▁joins ▁M idd les ex ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Mark ▁O ' Ne ill ▁returns ▁to ▁Australia ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁cr icket ▁coach es ▁Category : Austral ian ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : New ▁South ▁Wales ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : West ern ▁Australia ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁Relig ious ▁identity ▁is ▁a ▁specific ▁type ▁of ▁identity ▁formation . ▁Part icular ly , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁group ▁membership ▁to ▁a ▁religion ▁and ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁membership ▁as ▁it ▁per tain s ▁to ▁one ' s ▁self - con cept . ▁Relig ious ▁identity ▁is ▁not ▁necessarily ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁religious ness ▁or ▁religios ity . ▁Although ▁these ▁three ▁terms ▁share ▁a ▁common ality , ▁religious ness ▁and ▁religios ity ▁refer ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁religious ▁group ▁membership ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁participation ▁in ▁religious ▁events ▁( e . g . ▁going ▁to ▁church ). ▁Relig ious ▁identity , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁refers ▁specifically ▁to ▁religious ▁group ▁membership ▁regardless ▁of ▁religious ▁activity ▁or ▁participation . ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁identity ▁formation , ▁such ▁as ▁eth nic ▁and ▁cultural ▁identity , ▁the ▁religious ▁context ▁can ▁generally ▁provide ▁a ▁perspective ▁from ▁which ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁world , ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁social ize ▁with ▁a ▁spectrum ▁of ▁individuals ▁from ▁different ▁gener ations , ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁basic