Peter John Peters is pastor of the LaPorte Church of Christ in Laporte, Colorado. Peters achieved national notoriety in the 1980s when it became known that several members of The Order, a white-supremacist terrorist group, had attended Peters' church. Through a mail-order tape ministry, "Scriptures for America," as well as shortwave and Internet broadcasts, Peters has established himself as one of the foremost proponents of Christian Identity beliefs. LaPorte Church of Christ is an independent church with an all-white congregation in Laporte, Colorado, led by Peter J. Peters, a Christian Identity minister, teaching that the white Aryan race is Gods chosen race and that whites comprise the ten lost tribes of Israel, referring to the Bible... LaPorte is a census-designated place located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Order can refer to: The Order (group) The Order (movie) The Order of the Phoenix — the fifth book in the Harry Potter series This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely-affiliated groups and churches with a racialized theology. ...

In keeping with the belief among Churches of Christ that religious titles and denominations are sinful, Peters rejects the use of the term "Christian Identity" in describing his ministry. His racial doctrines are rejected by almost all mainline Churches of Christ. He advocates a return to what he calls "Biblical law," which includes the death penalty for homosexuality and adultery, and preaches that modern-day Jews are "sons of the devil" conspiring to destroy the true Israel, which consists of the "Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Scandinavian, Celtic, and kindred peoples." His radio show, "Scriptures For America", is carried on shortwave station WWCR. Alternate meanings: see Church of Christ (disambiguation). ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ... Since its coining, the term homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... Scandinavian can mean: a resident of, or anything relating to Scandinavia any North Germanic language a chess opening, Scandinavian Defense the aviation corpotation Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ... A Grundig Shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3,000 kHz and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than those commonly in use at... WWCR is a shortwave radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. ...

Peters received a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business and worked briefly as an FHA loan officer before attending a small bible college. He began preaching his "Israel truth" message from his pulpit in LaPorte in 1984. He owns a ranch in Wyoming. The Federal Housing Administration was begun as part of the New Deal in 1934. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ...

Peters is the author of the booklet Death Penalty for Homosexuals is Prescribed in the Bible, which is his most controversial book and has led to Peters being compared to Fred Phelps. Peters' radio show often featured Phelps as a guest speaker. Fred Phelps, c. ...

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Scriptures for America