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Christian Identity is a religious ideology popular in extreme right-wing circles. Adherents believe that whites of European descent can be traced back to the "Lost Tribes of Israel." Many consider Jews to be the Satanic offspring of Eve and the Serpent, while non-whites are "mud peoples" created before Adam and Eve. Its virulent racist and anti-Semitic beliefs are usually accompanied by extreme anti-government sentiments. Despite its small size, Christian Identity influences virtually all white supremacist and extreme anti-government movements. It has also informed criminal behavior ranging from hate crimes to acts of terrorism.
The "Lost Tribes" Found
One of the most remarkable developments in the extreme right in the United States in the past few decades has been the rise of an obscure religious ideology known as Christian Identity. Penetrating existing racist and anti-Semitic groups and movements, it has inflamed their bigotry with religious fervor and also sparked the creation of many new groups. Adherents have committed hate crimes, bombings and other acts of terrorism. Identity's current influence ranges from Ku Klux Klan and neo-*bleep* groups to the anti-government militia and sovereign citizen movements-yet most Americans are unaware that it even exists.
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/Christian_Identity.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=4&item=Christian_ID
Summary
"Christian Identity" is the name of a religious movement uniting many of the white supremacist groups in the United States. Identity's teachers promote racism and sometimes violence. Their roots are deeply embedded in movements such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazis. They consider themselves true Israel and view the Jews as half-devils and arch enemies. They believe all but the white race are inferior creations. Identity's religious views are bizarre and occultic, and their view of history is often informed by conspiracy theories. Identity's use of the name "Christian" to promote racism and violence is blasphemous. Jesus Christ as redeemer of all races is God's supreme answer to Identity's outrageous claims.........
........Not understanding the violent and racist nature of Identity, Christians sometimes connect with this movement because of Identity's espousal of issues such as right-to-life and anti-Communism. Because of this vulnerability it is important for Christians to know and understand Identity's false and racist teachings. For the sake of non-Christians, it is also important for Christians to differentiate between biblical Christianity and Identity. Finally, it is the moral duty of Christians to stand against the evil intent of this form of white supremacist teaching. It is to further each of these three purposes that this article has been written."
Previously the director of Apologetics Resource Center, Sacramento, California, Viola Larson is a graduate student in history at California State University, Sacramento.
Read more @.....
http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/american/christian-identity/religion-white-racists.html
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Sounds charming.
Supposedly Eric Rudolph (terrorist bomber of the 1996 Olympics and other things) was connected with the Christian Identity movement.
Nevertheless, it's hard to take any article seriously when it begins with so atrociously misleading [and deceptively unbiased!] a sentence as "Christian Identity is a religious ideology popular in extreme right-wing circles."
BTW, just in case you missed this (http://www.fusioncash.net/forum.php?topic=10166.msg151035#msg151035).
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How ridiculous is this thought? Yeah, this man must be the "anti-christ" because he is trying to make positive changes and fix things that have been broken for a long time. Politics is full of corruption - that is not going to change but goodness, let's not get carried away here...
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Identity's use of the name "Christian" to promote racism and violence is blasphemous. Jesus Christ as redeemer of all races is God's supreme answer to Identity's outrageous claims.........
I agree. Didn't know there was a group like this..
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These are blasphemers who like most people didn't study the bible as a whole and just took bits and pieces of it and twisted it to fit their hate movements.