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Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely-affiliated churches with a racialized theology. Most of them promote a Eurocentric version of Christianity. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Eurocentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing emphasis on European (and, generally, Western) concerns, culture and values at the expense of those of other cultures. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is...

Christian Identity's key commonality is British Israelism theology, which teaches that white Europeans are the literal descendants of the Israelites through the ten tribes that were taken away into captivity by the armies of Assyria. Furthermore, the teaching holds that these (White European) Israelites are still God's Chosen People, that Jesus was an Israelite of the tribe of Judah, and that modern Jews are not at all Israelites nor Hebrews but are instead descended from Turco-Mongolian blood, or Khazars and are descendants of the Biblical Esau-Edom who traded his birthrights for a bowl of soup. British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is a Christian theology based on the premise that many early British people, Europeans and/or their royal families were direct lineal descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel and in some cases of the Tribe of Judah. ... “The Twelve Tribes” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ... The Khazars were a Turkic semi-nomadic people from Central Asia who adopted Judaism. ... Esau (Hebrew ‎, Standard Hebrew Esav, Tiberian Hebrew Ēśāw) is the oldest son of Isaac and Rebekah and the twin brother of Jacob in the biblical Book of Genesis. ...

The Christian Identity movement first broke into the mainstream media in 1984, when the white nationalist organization The Order embarked on a murderous crime spree before being taken down by the FBI. Tax resister and militia movement organizer Gordon Kahl, whose death in a 1983 shootout with authorities helped inspire The Order, also had connections to the Identity movement.[1][2]. The movement returned to public attention in 1992 and 1993, in the wake of the deadly Ruby Ridge confrontation, when it was discovered that former Green Beret and right-wing Christian fundamentalist Randy Weaver had at least a loose association with Christian Identity.^[1] White nationalism is the attempt to create racial identity groups which advance the social and economic interests of White or Caucasian people. ... The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen or Silent Brotherhood, was a neo-Nazi organization active in the United States between 1983 and 1984. ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... A tax resister is a person who resists or refuses payment of a tax because they oppose the action or actions of the institution collecting the tax. ... A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... Gordon Wendell Kahl was a radical right-wing tax protester best known for his involvement in two fatal shootouts with law enforcement officers in the United States in 1983. ... Ruby Ridge refers to a violent confrontation and siege involving Randy Weaver, his family, Weavers friend Kevin Harris, federal agents from the United States Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... The United States Army Special Forces —Special Forces or SF — is an elite Special Operations Force of the United States Army trained for unconventional warfare and special operations. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Fundamentalist Christianity is a fundamentalist movement, especially within American Protestantism. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

There is no single document that expresses the Christian Identity belief system; however, adherents draw upon arguments from linguistic, historical, archaeological and Biblical sources to support their beliefs. There are somewhere between 2,000 and 50,000 adherents of these groups in the United States of America^[2], and an unknown number in Canada and the rest of the Commonwealth. This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total...

Christian Identity believers reject the beliefs of most modern day Christian denominations and claim that modern Christian churches are teaching a heresy: the belief that God's promises to Israel (through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) have been expanded to create a spiritual people of "Israel," which constitutes the Christian "Church". In turn, most modern Christian denominations and organizations denounce Christian Identity as heresy and condemn the use of the Christian Bible as a basis for promoting anti-Semitism. Adherents, however, claim that Europeans are in fact the true descendants of the Biblical Jacob, hence the true Israel, and that it is those that are against the interests of European-descended Christians that are the true anti-Semites. For other uses, see Heresy (disambiguation). ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial...

Origins

Christianity and its identity has been a controversial topic for centuries. Christian Identity developed out of British Israelism, a Protestant religious movement popular in the Victorian era of British history. It asserted that the Anglo-Saxons were the original descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes. However, this form of the belief contained little or no anti-Semitism, its followers instead holding that Jews made up a minority of the tribes of Israel, with the British and other European peoples making up the remainder. However, this tradition's popularity in the United Kingdom has been interpreted as seeking to justify imperialism in the Victorian period. British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is a Christian theology based on the premise that many early British people, Europeans and/or their royal families were direct lineal descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel and in some cases of the Tribe of Judah. ... Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... Lost Ten Tribes, also referenced as the Ten Lost Tribes or the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, usually refers to ten of the tribes of the ancient Kingdom of Israel that were reported lost after the Kingdom of Israel was totally destroyed, enslaved and exiled by ancient Assyria. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

English banker Edward Hine (1825-1891) published an influential book on British Israelism in 1871 called Forty-Seven Identifications of the British Nation With Lost Israel. In 1884, Hine sailed to America to spread his ideas there. Howard Rand (1889-1991), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, took Hine's ideas, added antisemitism, and called the result "Christian Identity." Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1641 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James J. Fiorentini Area  - City  35. ...

Wesley Swift (1913-1970) is considered by the FBI to have been the single most significant figure in the early years of the Christian Identity movement. Swift helped popularize a new element: the "two-seed" (or "seedliner") theory, which holds that Eve was seduced by the Serpent, conceived Cain as a result, and that modern Jews are actually descended from Cain. Most current Identity groups embrace this belief. (Some figures once prominent in the Identity movement (Pete Peters, Ted Weiland) believe that modern Jews are descended from the Khazars rather than from Satan. However, in recent years they seem to have backed away from the Identity label.) Church of Jesus Christ - Christian was founded in the 1940s by Dr. Wesley A. Swift, the son of a Methodist Church minister and who was considered the single most significant figure in the early years of the Christian Identity movement in the United States. ... Peter John Peters is pastor of the LaPorte Church of Christ in Laporte, Colorado. ... The Khazars (Hebrew Kuzari כוזרי Kuzarim כוזרים; Turkish Hazar Hazarlar; Russian Хазарин Хазары; Tatar sing Xäzär Xäzärlär; Crimean Tatar: ; Greek Χαζάροι/Χάζαροι; Persianخزر khazar; Latin Gazari or Cosri) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia, many of whom converted to Judaism. ...

Swift was born in New Jersey, eventually moving to Los Angeles to attend Bible college. He is claimed to have been a "Ku Klux Klan organizer and Klan rifle-team instructor."^[3] In 1946, he founded his own church in Lancaster, California. In the 1950s, he was Gerald L. K. Smith's West Coast representative of the Christian Nationalist Crusade. In addition, he had a daily radio broadcast in California during the 1950s and 60s, through which he was able to proclaim his ideology to a large audience. With Swift's efforts, the message of his church spread, leading to the creation of similar churches throughout the country. In 1957, the name of his church was changed to The Church of Jesus Christ Christian, which is used today by Aryan Nations (AN) churches. “NJ” redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. ... Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith (February 27, 1898–April 15, 1976) was a leader of the Share Our Wealth movement and founder of the America First Party (1944). ... the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...

One of Swift's associates was retired Col. William Potter Gale (1917-1988). Gale had apparently been an aide to General Douglas MacArthur, and had coordinated guerrilla resistance in the Philippines during World War II. Gale became a leading figure in the anti-tax and paramilitary movements of the 1970s and 80s, beginning with the California Rangers and Posse Comitatus, and helping to found the militia movement. Numerous Christian Identity churches preach similar messages and some espouse more violent rhetoric than others, but all hold to the belief that Aryans are God's chosen race. MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A tax protester is an individual who denies the obligation to pay a tax (for which the government has determined that person is liable) based on a belief that the government is acting outside of its legal authority when imposing such taxes. ... Paramilitary designates forces whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which are not regarded as having the same status. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The Posse Comitatus (from the Latin phrase meaning power of the county) is a loosely-organized right-wing social movement that opposes the United States federal government and believes in radical localism. ... A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

It was Col. Gale who introduced future Aryan Nations founder Richard Girnt Butler to Swift. Until then, Butler had admired George Lincoln Rockwell and Senator Joseph McCarthy, but had been relatively secular. The charismatic Swift quickly converted him to Christian Identity. Aryan Nations flag Aryan Nations (AN) is an international white supremacist, Neo-Nazi organization that is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. ... Aryan Nations current leader August Kreis III, left, with Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 in Bennett, Colorado - September 8, 2004 in Hayden, Idaho) was an American aerospace engineer for Lockheed turned neo-Fascist leader of Aryan Nations, a movement built around Christian Identity. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other persons named Joseph McCarthy, see Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation). ...

When Swift died, Butler took over the Church, to the apparent dismay of both Gale and Swift's family. Neither Butler nor Gale were anything like the dynamic orator Swift had been, and attendance dwindled under the new pastor. Butler eventually renamed the organisation "The Church of Jesus Christ Christian/Aryan Nations" and moved it to Hayden Lake, Idaho. Hayden Lake is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. ...

Lessor luminaries were also present as Christian Identity theology took shape in the 1940s and 1950s, such as Baptist minister and California Klansman San Jacinto Capt[sic] (who claimed to have gotten Wesley Swift started in Christian Identity)", and one-time San Diego Deputy City Attorney (and lawyer for Gerald L. K. Smith) Bertrand Comparet (1901-1983).^[4] But for the most part, today's Christian Identity groups seem to have been spawned by Wesley Swift, through his lieutenants William Potter Gale and Richard Butler.

Ideology

Christian Identity asserts that the people of Europe are God's servant people according to the promises that were given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It further asserts that the early European tribes were really the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and therefore the rightful heirs to God's promises. The argument is that the lost tribes of Israel were taken into captivity and deported by Sargon, king of Assyria as punishment for failing to honour the terms of the first covenant, given by God to Moses. After the death of King Solomon, the Hebrew people experienced a civil war that resulted in two houses, the House of Israel, and the House of Judah. As punishment for their sinfulness, God warned both houses through Jeremiah, and the minor prophets that both houses would be punished for 2520 years ("seven times" or also known in the Bible as "the time of the Gentiles"), by being divorced as a people from their God, and removed from the land of their forefathers. By extension, the theory goes, this would mean that the European tribes inherited God's first covenant, subsequent punishments, and the "New Covenant" as well. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Israelite Diaspora be merged into this article or section. ... Sargon may refer to: Sargon of Akkad (Šarrukînu, also known as Sargon the Great, Sargon I), Mesopotamian king, founder of the city of Agade and the Akkadian dynasty, unifier of Sumer and Akkad (2334 BC - 2279 BC). ... For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sulayman be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the Hebrew people. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ...

Christian Identity, through British Israelism, has formulated the belief that the historical House of Israel, which was captured by Sargon, did not stay long in the "City of the Medes", the Biblical destination of Sargon's deportation. Rather, the House of Israel became nomadic and became the source of the invading Celto-Germanic tribes that ravaged the Roman Empire and Rome itself. Much is made of folk etymology such as the Hebrew word for exile (Glh, or Gal) compared to "Gaul", or "Issacsen" and "Saxons". In a similar way, some Identity believers claim the Biblical "tribe of Dan" became the tribe known as Danes, claiming that they left alleged clues scattered about Europe (such as river names like Danube, Dnieper, Dniester ) or that part of the Biblical "tribe of Judah", that was taken with the House of Israel in the Assyrian captivity, became known as the tribe of Jutes. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways: A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word, a false etymology. ... This article is about the Danube River. ... This article is about the river. ... The Dniester (Ukrainian: translit. ...

Like other anti-Jewish groups, Christian Identity has advocated violence against Jews on the basis that they are the "Christ killers". A few members have also advocated violence against Italians, arguing that if Jewish violence is justified on the fact that Jesus was betrayed by the Jews, then Italians must also be punished because it was the Romans who undertook the act of nailing Christ to the cross, and the Italians are the descendants of the Roman Empire. One member called the Second World War, where the United States had fought in Italy as "God's use of His righteous nation of America to punish the Roman killers of Christ". Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

One of the most controversial beliefs held by Identity Christians is the belief that modern Jews are not the Biblical "House of Israel". Identity Christians go as far as to hold that modern Jews are not even the Biblical "house of Judah", but rather claim they are Edomites, descendants of Esau, that mixed with the House of Judah in Babylonian captivity, or are Khazars that adopted Judaism in 838 A.D. to avoid warring with Christian Europe, or the emerging power of Islam in the Middle East.^[5] This is known as the single-seedline version of Christian Identity. Other Identity Christians, known as dual-seedliners, believe that Jews were a result of Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden having sexual intercourse.^[6] Some Identity Christians believe that a version of Christianity must have existed before Roman Christianity entered Europe. Proponents of this theology cite the existence of Celtic Christianity and its struggles with Roman Christianity as evidence, arguing that Celtic Christianity must have been a reflection of the native beliefs of many European tribes. On a related note, many Christian Identity churches display animosity towards the Roman Catholic Church, referring to it as the Whore of Babylon. However, creation tales involving cycles of birth, death, rebirth and sacrificial divinities who transcend mortality through resurrection are not uncommon, existing in ancient cosmogonic myths well before the establishment of Christianity and from all around the world.[3] Esau (Hebrew ‎, Standard Hebrew Esav, Tiberian Hebrew Ēśāw) is the oldest son of Isaac and Rebekah and the twin brother of Jacob in the biblical Book of Genesis. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Michelangelos The Creation of Eve, a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, shows God creating Eve from the side of Adam. ... For other uses, see Garden of Eden (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity (sometimes commonly called the Celtic Church) broadly refers to the Early Medieval Christian practice that developed around the Irish Sea in the fifth and sixth centuries: that is, among Celtic/British peoples such as the Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Manx (the inhabitants of the British... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... The Whore of Babylon rides the seven-headed Beast. ...

Iconoclastic fundamentalism

Some Christian Identity followers assert that Adam and Eve were preceded by lesser races identified as "beasts of the field" (Gen. 1:25); for example, the "beasts" which wore sackcloth and cried unto God (Jonah 3:8) are considered Negroes. Dual Seedliners, as they are called, believe that Eve was seduced by the snake (Satan), shared her fallen state with Adam by lying with him, and gave birth to twins with different fathers: Satan's child Cain and Adam's son Abel. Cain then became the progenitor of the Jews in his subsequent matings with the non-Adamic races. This is referred to as the two-seedline doctrine. This doctrine is a revival of a medieval folk belief ascribing the ancestry of legendary monsters such as Grendel to Cain. Most Christians see this ancestral argument as absurd since for them a literal interpretation of Genesis would indicate that Noah, a direct descendent of Seth (another son of Adam), is the father of all modern day peoples since his bloodline was the only one saved in the flood. However, Christian Identity adherents claim the flood in Genesis only rose high enough to drown the region of the Tarim Basin below sea level (Gen. 7:20) and that therefore the Hebrew word "eretz" which appears in those verses should be rendered "the land" (as in a specific place) rather than "the earth."^[7] Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ... Untermensch (German: subhuman) is a term from Nazi racial ideology. ... For an island of the Philippines, see Negros. ... In stories common to the Abrahamic religions, Cain or Káyin (קַיִן / קָיִן spear Standard Hebrew Qáyin, Tiberian Hebrew Qáyin / Qāyin; Arabic قايين Qāyīn in the Arabic Bible; قابيل Qābīl in Islam) is the eldest son of Adam and Eve, and the first man born in creation... In the Book of Genesis, Abel (Hebrew הֶבֶל / הָבֶל, Standard Hebrew Hével / Hável, Tiberian Hebrew Héḇel / Hāḇel; Arabic هابيل Hābīl) was the second son of Adam. ... Serpent seed is a term for the belief that Satan had sexual intercourse with Eve, and that Cain was the offspring of the union. ... Grendel is one of three antagonists, along with Grendels mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. ...

Two-seedline adherents believe Jews are genetically compelled by their Satanic ancestry to carry on a conspiracy against the Adamic seedline and today have achieved almost complete control of the earth through their illegitimate claim to the white race's status as God's chosen people.^[8] As a general rule, Christian Identity followers carry the traditional orthodox Christian views on the role of women, abortion, and homosexuality, and view racial miscegenation as a sin and a violation of God's laws as dictated in Genesis of "kind after kind". (Ex. 21:22, Lev. 20:13). They assert a variation on the creationism account of the earth's creation; they say the pre-Adamic races inhabited the earth for an unknown period of time before the six-thousand year history of Adamic people.^[9] Many Christian Identity ministries reject the two-seedline doctrine but still consider Jews evil as an entire race.^[10][11] Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Frederick Douglass with his second wife Helen Pitts Douglass (sitting) who was white, a famous 19th century American example of miscegenation. ... Creationism is a religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity or deities (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam), whose existence is presupposed. ...

In addition to their racist views Christian Identity adherents distinguish themselves from mainstream Protestant Fundamentalism in various areas of theology. Most Christian Identity adherents follow the Mosiac law of the Old Testament (e.g. dietary restrictions, the Saturday Sabbath, certain annual festivals such as Passover.) It is also commonplace for adherents to follow the Sacred Name Movement and insist on using the original Hebrew names for referring to God (Yahweh) and Jesus Christ (Yahshua). Some Christian Identity writers criticize modern Bible editions as well as the Jews for the removal of the original Hebrew name of God in the Bible. Although their adherence to Old Testament Mosiac law may make them appear "Jewish"; they claim that the Jewish interpretation of the law has been corrupted through the Jews' Talmud. Unlike many Protestant Fundamentalists, Christian Identity adherents reject the notion of a Rapture, believing it to be a Judaised doctrine which the Bible does not teach.^[12] The Sacred Name Movement (SNM) is a movement out of Christianity that seeks to conform said faith to its roots in Judaism in practice, belief, and worship. ... The Talmud (Hebrew: תַּלְמוּד) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      In conservative Christian eschatology, rapture is...

World's end and Armageddon

Christian Identity adherents believe in the inevitability of the end of the world and the Second Coming of Christ. These End Times events are seen as part of a cleansing process that is needed before Christ's kingdom can be established on earth. During this time, Jews and their allies will attempt to destroy the white race using any means available. The result will be a violent and bloody millennial struggle, which will be a race war. The white Christian Identity believers see themselves as God's agents battling what they see as the forces of evil: Jews and non-Whites. The view of what Armageddon will be varies among Christian Identity believers. All contend there will be a race war in which millions will die; many believe that the United Nations, backed by Jewish representatives of the anti-Christ, will take over the country and promote a New World Order. One Christian Identity interpretation is that white Christians have been chosen to watch for signs of the impending war in order to warn others. They are to then physically struggle with the forces of evil against sin and other violations of God's law (e.g., miscegenation and internationalism); many will perish, and some will be forced to wear the Mark of the Beast to participate in business and commerce. After the final battle is ended and God's kingdom is established on earth, only then will the Aryan people be recognized as the one and true Israel. For other uses, see Second Coming (disambiguation). ... // In the three Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), the End Times are depicted as a time of tribulation that precede the predicted coming of a Messiah figure. ... This page is about the title, office or what is known in Christian theology as the Divine Person. ... Millennialism (or chiliasm), from millennium, which literally means thousand years, is primarily a belief expressed in some Christian denominations, and literature, that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth where Christ will reign prior to the final judgment and future eternal state, primarily derived from the book... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... For the Friedrich Nietzsche book, see The Antichrist. ... “One World Government” redirects here. ... Frederick Douglass with his second wife Helen Pitts Douglass (sitting) who was white, a famous 19th century American example of miscegenation. ... Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation between nations for the benefit of all. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Number of the Beast (numerology). ...

Christian Identity adherents believe that God will use what they believe is the Chosen Race as his weapons to battle the forces of evil. Christian Identity followers believe they are among those chosen by God to wage this battle during Armageddon and they will be the last line of defense for the white race and Christianity in general. To prepare for these events, they engage in survivalist and paramilitary training, storing foodstuffs and supplies, and caching weapons and ammunition. Christian Identity followers who are Preterist however, view the end-times as being a mistranslation for the 'end of the age' rather than the end of time, and they also believe that the Kingdom of God is here and now and is merely waiting for good Christian men of Adam-Israel stock to take hold and build the Kingdom of God here and now, and thus they are neither awaiting a second coming, Armageddon, nor any race war. Various groups have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose such as to act as Gods agent on earth. ... The term Caucasian race has in time acquired somewhat different meanings in different contexts. ... For other uses, see Survivalism (disambiguation). ... Paramilitary designates forces whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which are not regarded as having the same status. ... This article or section is currently being developed or reviewed. ...

Groups

Christian Identity groups include the Aryan Nations; Church of Jesus Christ Christian; Mission To Israel; Folk And Faith; Jubilee (newspaper); LaPorte Church of Christ; Yahweh's Truth (James Wickstrom);Kingdom Identity Ministries; and White Separatist Banner. Christian Identity is a major unifying theology for a number of diverse groups of white nationalist Christians. It is a belief system that provides its members with a religious basis for racial separatism. Herbert W. Armstrong is inaccurately described by some of his critics, as well as supporters of Christian Identity, as having supported Christian Identity, due to his belief in a modified form of British Israelism, and the fact that during his lifetime, he propounded observances favoured by many Christian Identity groups, such as the observance of the Sabbath and Biblical festivals. The Worldwide Church of God which Herbert W. Armstrong founded did not subscribe to the anti-Semitism commonly held in the Christian or Israel Identity groups but instead adhered to the traditional beliefs of British Israelism; i.e. the belief held that modern day Jews were descendants of the Tribe of Judah whereas the Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Danish etc. were descendants of the remaining Ten Tribes of Israel formerly known as the Northern Kingdom. Aryan Nations flag Aryan Nations (AN) is an international white supremacist, Neo-Nazi organization that is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. ... The Church of Jesus Christ-Christian is a white supremacy group, since 1978 part of Aryan Nation, which was founded by Ku Klux Klan organizer Wesley A. Swift in 1946. ... Kingdom Identity Ministries is a Christian Identity outreach ministry based in Harrison, Arkansas. ... Racial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race, characterized by the races separation from each other. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Herbert W. Armstrong (July 31, 1892) – January 16, 1986 (aged 93)) was the founder of the Worldwide Church of God and an early pioneer of radio evangelism, taking to the airwaves in the 1930s from Eugene, Oregon. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Worldwide Church of God (WCG), formerly the Radio Church of God, is a Christian church currently based in Glendora, California, USA. Founded in 1933 by Herbert Armstrong as a radio ministry, the WCG under Armstrong had a significant, and often controversial, influence on 20th century religious broadcasting and publishing...

Aryan Nations

The Aryan Nations (AN) is a group that adheres to the Christian Identity belief system. The group espouses dislike towards Jews, blacks and other minorities, as well as the United States federal government. The original ultimate goal of the AN is to forcibly take five northwestern states - Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and Montana - from the United States government in order to establish an Aryan homeland. This particular ideology is known throughout the White power movement as the Northwest Territorial Imperative. The AN was headquartered at Hayden Lake, Idaho from the late 1970s until February 2001. Its annual World Congress attracted a number of different factions from the far right wing. The World Congress was a sort of round table to discuss racialist issues. Since the main Aryan Nations property in Idaho was dismantled following a costly lawsuit against the group and the death of Richard Butler, there have been several struggles over control of the movement that are as yet unresolved. Aryan Nations flag Aryan Nations (AN) is an international white supremacist, Neo-Nazi organization that is affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Largest metro area Boise metropolitan area Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... White Power is a white nationalist political slogan, and a name for the associated ideology. ... The Northwest Territorial Imperative was an idea popularized within white supremacist and white separatist groups in the United States in the 1980s, in which adherents to these groups were encouraged to relocate to a five-state region of the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: February - Iraq disarmament crisis: British and U.S. forces carry out bombing raids attempting to disable Iraqs air defense network. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Hitlers Nazi Germany: the epitome of 20th-century racialism Racialism is a term used to describe racial policy, in what is generally perceived to be a negative sense, as promoting stratification and inequality between racial categories (in themselves, often disputed). ...

The Order

Robert Jay Mathews formed a clandestine cell in part from members of Aryan Nations called The Order which committed a number of violent crimes, including murder. Their mission was to bring about a race war. While the group had a number of Christian Identity adherents, Mathews himself followed Odinism, as did several other Order members. Dennis McGiffen, who also had ties to the AN, formed a cell called The New Order, based on Mathews' group. The members were arrested before they could follow through on their plans to try to start a race war. Chevie Kehoe, who was convicted of three homicides, conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property had also spent some time at the AN compound. Buford O. Furrow, Jr., the man accused of the August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting as well as the shooting death of a Filipino American US Postal Service carrier in Los Angeles, California, also spent some time at the AN compound working as a security guard. Black and white photograph of Robert Mathews Robert Jay Mathews (January 16, 1953 – December 8, 1984) was the leader of an American neo-Nazi/ terrorist organization called The Order. ... The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen or Silent Brotherhood, was a neo-Nazi organization active in the United States between 1983 and 1984. ... Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. ... Dennis McGiffen, David Neumann, and Troy Murphy broke from Thom Robbs Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1994 to start their own Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Michigan. ... Chevie OBrien Kehoe (born January 19, 1973) is a white supremacist who is most notable for his attempts to build an all-white country by overthrowing the United States. ... Buford ONeal Furrow, Jr. ... The August 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting occurred on August 10, 1999, at around 10:50 a. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

South African groups

Some white South Africans, mostly Afrikaners, practice a form of Christianity which is similar to Christian Identity, usually asserting that the Boer nation is God's chosen people and that God gave the Afrikaners dominion over South Africa and its people. They share similar views about race, the Jews, the role of women, and many other issues. Their lifestyle is often similar to that of Christian Identity groups elsewhere, as they frequently live in remote areas and stock foodstuffs and other supplies, believing that a race war is imminent. These groups have been accused of involvement in terrorist activity, including a string of bomb attacks in 2002.^[13] Afrikaners (sometimes known as Boers) are white South Africans, predominantly of Calvinist German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloons descent who speak Afrikaans. ... This article is about the Boer people (Boerevolk). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 2002 Soweto Bombings were a string of terrorist attacks which occurred in Soweto in South Africa, on 30 October 2002. ...

Christian Identity in South Africa (where it is often called "Israel Identity") has a longer history than elsewhere, and due to the apartheid era, during which South African leaders made frequent use of religion to justify their ideals, may be said to have gained greater societal acceptance among certain sectors of the population than in other nations. Ideas similar to the Christian Identity belief system have continued to survive in certain areas, and some South African commentators blame this on the high crime rate in South Africa and increased unemployment among Whites, especially Afrikaners, since the ANC took power.^[14] Some members of these Israel Identity groups follow the teachings of Siener van Rensburg, an Afrikaner prophet who lived during the Second Boer War and predicted, amongst other things, the death of Koos de la Rey.^[15][16] A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For political parties with similar names in other countries, see Northern Rhodesian African National Congress and Zambian African National Congress. ... Nicolaas Pieter Johannes Siener van Rensburg (August 30, 1862 - March 11, 1926) was a Boer from the South African Republic -also known as the Transvaal Republic- and later a citizen of South Africa who is seen by some as a prophet of the Boere (or Afrikaners). ... For other senses of this word, see Prophet (disambiguation). ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Koos de la Rey (Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey) (22 October 1847 - 15 September 1914) was a Boer general during the Second Boer War and is widely regarded as being one of the greatest military leaders during that conflict. ...

Opposition and support

Most Americans are unaware that the Christian Identity Movement even exists. Despite its anonymity, however, Christian Identity has influenced many white supremacist and extreme anti-government movements, inspiring and instigating criminal behavior ranging from hate crimes to acts of terrorism. Some Neo-Nazis reject Christian Identity because they see Christianity as a religion based on the Hebrew Bible and since they reject all things seen as influenced by Jews, they reject Christianity. They believe that modern Jews and the Biblical Israelites are related genealogically. Many modern neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members and White Power groups have a strong emphasis on belief in God and Christian fundamentalism. Whether neo-Nazi and Fascist movements promote Christianity or a form of neo-Paganism depends on the beliefs and ideology of the specific leadership of the organisations or movements, and as a general rule is never strictly one way or the other. The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum Hebrew Bible is a term that refers to the common portions of the Jewish canon and the Christian canons. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... White Power is a white nationalist political slogan, and a name for the associated ideology. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ http://reason.com/9310/fe.bock.shtml
2. ^ Barkun, Michael (1996). "preface", Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement. University of North Carolina Press, x. ISBN 0-8078-4638-4. 
3. ^ http://www.cuban-exile.com/doc_026-050/doc0046.html
4. ^ http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/who-deny/who-deny4.html]
5. ^ http://www.khazaria.com
6. ^ "Carl Story, Vincent Bertollini and the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger: The Ideology of Hate", Anti-Defamation League, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. 
7. ^ http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=0776&version=kjv
8. ^ http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/comparet/who-are-jews.html
9. ^ http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/comparet/comp5a.html
10. ^ http://www.missiontoisrael.org
11. ^ http://www.kinsmanredeemer.com/
12. ^ http://www.churchoftrueisrael.com/comparet/compthief.html
13. ^ http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/Monographs/No81/Chap4.html
14. ^ http://www.hsf.org.za/focus29/focus29laurence.html
15. ^ http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol054jo.html
16. ^ [http://www.siener.co.za/downloads/A_Remnant_Will_Turn_1.pdf here

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Bibliography

• Barkun, M. (1994). Religion and the racist right: the origins of the Christian Identity movement. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
• Hastings, J., Selbie, J. A., Davidson, A. B., Driver, S. R., & Swete, H. B. (1898). A dictionary of the Bible: dealing with its language, literature, and contents, including the Biblical theology. New York: C. Scribner's sons.
• Hill, David. The Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981
• Ingram, W.L., (1995). God and Race: British-Israelism and Christian Identity, P. 119 - 126 in T. Miller, Ed., America's Alternative Religions, SUNY Press, Albany NY.
• Kaplan, Jeffrey, (1997). Radical Religion in America, Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 47-48
• Lakeland, P. (1997). Postmodernity: Christian identity in a fragmented age. Guides to theological inquiry. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
• Quarles, C. L. (2004). Christian Identity: the Aryan American bloodline religion. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.
• Roberts, Charles H.,(2003). Race over Grace: The Racialist Religion of the Christian Identity Movement, Omaha, Nebraska: iUniverse Press. ISBN 0-595-28197-4

See also

• Positive Christianity
• Serpent seed
• Project Megiddo
• Pre-Adamites
• Racism
• Hate group
• Neo-Nazism
• Anti-Semitism
• Gangs
• Khazars
• Herbert W. Armstrong
• August Kreis III

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External links

• United Church of YHWH
• Could You Be An Israelite and Not Know It?
• Kingdom Identity Ministries
• American Institute of Theology
• Yahweh's Truth (not to be confused with Jacob Meyer's AOY in Bethel PA)
• Covenant People's Ministry
• Missing Links In Assyrian Tablets Reveal Fate of Lost Israel - Archaeologist Raymond Capt
• Kingdom Identity
• UVA Religious Movements Website
• The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement by Michael Barkun. Reviewed by Nida Javaid March 9, 2006