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The Creativity Movement is an United States-based racialist White-supremacist organization that advocates a whites-only religion called Creativity. The group denies the Holocaust and embraces racial eugenics. J. Gordon Melton considers the group to be a church, despite being atheists and using the term "creator" only when referring to themselves. ^[1] Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Creativity_Movement_Logo. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds the belief that white people are superior to other races. ... A family of white people White is a racial, political, sociological or cultural classification of people. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ... Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution: Logo from the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921, depicting it as a tree which unites a variety of different fields. ... Dr. John Gordon Melton is the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and is a research specialist with the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ...

The Creativity Movement was founded by Ben Klassen in early 1973 under the name Church of the Creator. The group was later led by Matthew F. Hale until his incarceration on January 8, 2003 for plotting with FBI informant Anthony Evola to murder a federal judge. In 1996, it became the World Church of the Creator (WCOTC). Hale prefixed the name with World in 1996 in an effort to symbolize the organization's global mission of attaining a white world without Jews and non-whites. The group is not related to the TE-TA-MA "Truth" Foundation's Church of the Creator, which legally trademarked the name Church of the Creator and won a lawsuit in 2002, forcing the most recent name change. Ben (Bernhardt) Klassen (1918 — 1993) was the founder of the white-supremacist Church of the Creator (COTC). ... Matthew F. Hale (center) at the Peoria Public Library. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The Church of the Creator is an Oregon-based church founded by Rev. ... For other senses of this word, see Trademark (disambiguation). ... The Church of the Creator is an Oregon-based church founded by Rev. ...

Violent acts by members

Although the organization officially preaches non-violence, several of its members and officers have engaged in racially motivated criminal acts. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ...

In 1991, Harold Mansfield Jr., an African-American veteran of the Gulf War, was killed in a parking lot in Neptune Beach, Florida, after he charged at two Church of the Creator members with a brick, and threatened one of the members. George Loeb and his wife Barbara Loeb were arrested on June 6 and charged with different crimes related to the event. George Loeb was convicted of first-degree murder on July 29, 1992, and received a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.^[2] Barbara Loeb was sentenced to one year in jail on weapons possession charges. The organization has repeatedly argued that Loeb was acting in self-defense when he committed the act. In March 1994, the murder victim's family successfully sued the organization, winning an award of $1 million in damages. Before the judgement was handed down, Klassen sold the organization's North Carolina compound, which housed its headquarters, in an attempt to unload the assets of the organization. He chose as his successor former telemarketer Richard McCarty, who moved the organization's headquarters to Niceville, Florida. Soon after appointing McCarty in the summer of 1993, Klassen (already dying from cancer) committed suicide. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Combatants United States Saudi Arabia Egypt United Kingdom & US-led Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Khalid bin Sultan Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 240 killed in action, 776 wounded, 30 taken prisoner At least 183,000 victims of the Gulf War syndrome Est. ... Neptune Beach is a city located in Duval County, Florida. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Telemarketing Office Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson uses the telephone to solicit prospective customers to buy products or services. ... Niceville is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Rather than surrender to US soldiers, the Mayor (Bürgermeister) of Leipzig Germany, committed suicide along with his wife and daughter on April 20, 1945. ...

During the weekend of July 4, 1999, group member and fellow law student Benjamin Nathaniel Smith went on a shooting spree because Matthew F. Hale was denied a law license. Before doing so, Smith formally resigned from the Church to distance the organization from his planned actions. Smith is viewed as a martyr by the Creativity Movement. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Benjamin Nathaniel Smith (1978-July 4, 1999) was a spree killer who targeted members of racial and ethnic minorities in random drive-by shootings in Illinois and Indiana, USA during the weekend of July 4, 1999. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Matthew F. Hale (center) at the Peoria Public Library. ... Look up Martyr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

On July 22, 2002, two followers of the organization were found guilty in federal court of plotting to blow up Jewish and black landmarks around Boston, in what prosecutors said was a scheme to spark a "racial holy war." A federal jury deliberated seven hours over two days before convicting Leo Felton (the 31-year-old mixed-race son of civil rights activists) and his 22-year-old girlfriend, Erica Chase. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The term federal court, when used by itself, can refer to: Any court of the national government in a country that has a federal system such as that of the United States (United States federal courts) or Mexico In some countries, a particular court, for example, the Federal Court of... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... A Masai man in Kenya Black people or blacks is a political, social or cultural classification of people. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... RAcial HOly WAr (RAHOWA) is the belief that white people should unite and undertake a holy war against Jews and non-whites. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Actress Halle Berry was born to a white mother of British extraction and a black father of American extraction. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...

In August 2004, Reverend Hardy Lloyd, a friend of Hale, killed a former associate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was trying to kill him and his family. The act was ruled a case of self-defense by a jury in November 2006. Lloyd now heads the Church of Creativity, which is based in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. (The Church of Creativity is a family-oriented church with Sunday services and picnics for children.)^{[citation needed]} Hale has praised Lloyd as a great asset to the Creativity Movement.^{[citation needed]} shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Benigno Numine (With the Benevolent Deity) Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Allegheny Founded November 25, 1758 Incorporated April 22, 1794 (borough)   March 18, 1816 (city) Government  - Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area  - City 151. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Allegheny County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

Legal issues

In 2000, the Oregon-based TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation filed a lawsuit against the World Church of the Creator for using the name Church of the Creator, which the Oregon group had registered as a trademark. Early in 2002 U.S. District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow ruled in favor of the World Church of the Creator.^[3] However, this decision was appealed by TE-TA-MA, and in November 2002, in a reversal of the previous ruling, a panel of three judges in the appeals court overturned the previous decision. Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow then enforced the appeals court injunction in favor of TE-TA-MA; barring the use of the name by Hale's organization.^[4] 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. ... The Church of the Creator is an Oregon-based church founded by Rev. ... For other senses of this word, see Trademark (disambiguation). ... Joan Humphrey Lefkow (born 1944) is a United States district court judge. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ... Joan Humphrey Lefkow (born 1944) is a United States district court judge. ...

In December 2002, the World Church of the Creator announced it was moving its headquarters to Riverton, Wyoming, in what the Anti-Defamation League claimed was an effort to avoid the court injunction barring use of the name. That same month, the World Church of the Creator sued U.S. District Court Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, accusing Lefkow of "violating the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights of Church adherents" by ordering "the Bibles of the Church and its adherents be confiscated and destroyed."^[5] On December 19, 2002, Hale registered a trademark on the name Creativity Movement and was in the process of changing the name of his organization to avoid further legal problems. However, there were still mentions of the name Church of the Creator in most of the Church's books, which were published from 1973 to 1994. This brought more legal action against the organization, for not removing those trademarked terms from the online versions of those books (even though quotations and the contents of the books were permitted if a different organization name was placed on the covers and a disclaimer was provided). December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province... Riverton is a city located in Fremont County, Wyoming. ... Anti-Defamation League Logo The Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) is an advocacy group founded by Bnai Brith in the United States whose stated aim is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. ... Joan Humphrey Lefkow (born 1944) is a United States district court judge. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

On January 8, 2003, Hale arrived at Chicago's federal courthouse to face a possible charge of contempt of court for refusing to obey Lefkow's enforcement of the appeals court ruling. He was arrested and charged with attempting to direct his security chief Anthony Evola to murder Judge Lefkow. Evola, an FBI informant who had been instructed by the FBI to join the group to "get something on Hale" (Evola's testimony at Hale's trial, had remained a member for at least two and a half years, all the while wearing a surveilance device during conversations with Hale. On April 26, 2004 Hale was found guilty of four of the five counts against him (one count of solicitation of murder and three counts of obstruction of justice) and in April of 2005 was sentenced to 40 years in a Federal penitentiary. During Hale's incarceration, special administrative measures have been imposed to reduce his ability to communicate with Church adherents and followers. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since Hale's arrest, there have been ongoing schisms within the organization, amounting to what was at one time eight independent groups. One example of those groups, The Church of the RaHoWa (the religious arm of the White Crusaders of the RaHoWa - itself a break-away group from the Creativity Movement), was illegally acquired and controlled through false pretences by former bounty hunter and later police informant Adam Hansen (aka Adam C Hansen, aka James Halen, et al). Numerous police raids and arrests were made against adherents of The Church and the White Crusaders of the RaHoWa, including its founder Colin Campbell, and others who had supplied their personal details to Hansen.^[6] The bulk of the adherents of The Church and the White Crusaders of the RaHoWa then left to either join other groups or form newer and smaller independent groups of their own. A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives (hunting) for a monetary reward (bounty), for apprehending by law, if such laws exist. ... An informant (sometimes informer) is someone who provides information to law enforcement agencies. ...

See also

• Neo-Nazi groups of the United States

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Notes

1. ^ Expert: Hatreds rooted in poverty don't thrive here, the Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA), July 9, 1999
2. ^ http://www.solargeneral.com/creator/audiovideo/FLvsLOEBHQ.rm
3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030410141837/www.creator.org/pressrelease/theirstyle2a.htm
4. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030423173442/www.creator.org/legal/Te-Ta-Ma.pdf
5. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030304201133/www.creator.org/pressrelease/theirstyle2y.htm
6. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1559149.htm

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External links

• World Church of the Creator WCOTC
• Church of the Rahowa COTR
• Creativity Movement books online
• Creativity Movement Poland
• The Church of Creativity - Pennsylvania
• Klassen's teachings
• "Documentary: The Trial of George Loeb" Real Video
• Interview with Matt Hale following the Benjamin Smith shootings
• Information about World Church of the Creator by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
• "White Supremacist Group Fined $1,000 a Day" by The Anti-Defamation League, May 1, 2003
• TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation press release on winning trademark litigation over the name Church of the Creator
• "Race extremist jailed in plot to kill judge" by CNN
• United States v. Matt Hale grand jury indictment, 2002.
• Attorney-General wants racist website closed down by World Today