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- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
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SUBJECT: CHRISTIAN IDENTITY MOVEMENT
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For the information of recipients the Terrorist Research andAnalytical Center TRAC! at FBIHQ is producing a continuing series ofshort, informative articles on a variety of topics relating to FBIterrorism investigations. The following addresses information -relating to the concept of Christian Identity hereafter referred toas Identity!, a relig ous doctrine that is a major factor within theultra right movement in the United States today. It is recognizedthat many of the ideas espoused by Identity are offensive, but it isbelieved that a complete discussion is needed to understand themotivation_pf the movement. Y
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Its racism aside, the views of Identity ofteh Bhrallelcht.traditional Biblical echolarshi I ' p. n a religious connotation, Y ~i"_ n Identity is akin to fundamental em, in that e-proponents of each "**¥Itudy the Bible extensivel and 'f y use it asa literal ma infallibleaedocuent for their beliefs Iden-,, A 5 ".">3. ;":,'.'-i--7-l'. if Q;freactionary than fundamentalism. Thyere are no_ties between the twogi krnbspite some similarities' there ' . _are, however, significant g, e;;@¢;differences. Foremost of these is racism;_ _1 ="--~ 1'*~*1=**** - ' ' Identity concerns. the rise of white clzristian netions? itseeks to discover a national as well as a racial identity for'whiteeChristians by telling them who they are and where they come from. VMany Identity beliefs are rooted in a 19th century Br tish movementBritish Israelism or An 1 I I g 0- sraelism. This concept claims that Anglo- Saxons and others are the descendants of the Bibl cal Israelites and that England is the true Israel. Under Identity, these concepts werechanged to,the view that the United States is e true Israel. jg nFurthermore, other racist concepts that are based upon Biblicalinterpretations have been added to those of British Israelism by theadvocates of Identity. Because these interpretations are speculativesome factions f d 'o I entity may be more racist than others, and n . '' individual interpretations of the same Biblical passage may differ.
The fundamental resource of Identity-is the Bible. Thisdocuent reveals to the advocates of Identity the spiritual origin andphysical history of the white race, as well as the rules and- regulations that make life better on earth and which lead to eternallife. The Bible is also used to search out God's words and thoughtsin order to understand "The Truth." According to Identity beliefs,this."Truth" is hidden and although it is obv ous to those of God'schosen race, the white race, it is not recognizable to all readers.
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There is no single document or set of documents which setforth the beliefs of Identity. Because interpretations of the Bible can result in a wide range of viewpoints there are often conflictinginterpretations within the Identit y movement. For example, some%,"F=-Ident ty publications are almost exclusively antiJewish while othersare largely_antiblack. ' 'a '- .»1 ,. ' -One aspect of Identity is its interpretation of the origin.of the white race To th. e advocates of Ident ty, the Bible is a¥>e. .history of the white race. It is taught that Adam and Eve were the _.,first white l _ peop e from whom all other white people descended. God T
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Another Identity teaching is that Adam and Eve were created 'only after all other races and peoples existed on earth. These otherraces, the races of color, such as the blacks, Asiatics, and Latinos,were not, according to some interpretations, created directly by God, "as were Adam and Eve. Rather, they developed through a lengthy . ,process of evolution, originating from the -ashes of the earth, theresidue from the earth's creation. Because the white race is God's Jchosen race, only whites have immortal souls and/or all others areeternally damned and cannot obtain salvation. Other interpretations,however, reflect that the black race was created by God before Godcreated Adam and Eve and that blacks and whites were the only originalpeoples that existed. The blacks had a specific purpose on earth, ,that is, to. be servants to whites. Furthermore, it is concluded thatall other races are the result of inbreeding between blacks andwh tes. ' "
Identity also states that Jews were neither created by Godnor did they evolve. According to this view, the Jews are thechildren of Satan and the en es of God. During the period beforeGod's creation of Adam, Satan interbred with the races of color toproduce the Asiatic Jew and the black Jew. The white Jew was createdwhen Satan interbred with Adam's descendants. The Jews are oftenreferred to as the "children of darkness ," because they are thechildren of Satan and there exists a battle between them and the whiterace, the "children of light," for supremacy on earth.
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Segregation of the races, therefore, is viewed by Identity as one Iof God's Divine-Laws.I Race mixing by whites or to use Identity _:~terminology, mongrelizing! is in conflict with these Laws and isftantamount to murder in the eyes of God. gldentity contends that racemixing is a means by which Satan seeks to destroy thByWh1tE race in,the battle between good and evil. _ ,
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Identity contends that the Bible is the basis upon which theUnited States was founded. This theory is in keeping with the viewthat the Bible contains God's Laws for governing nat one andgovernments. These Laws, however, are only meant for God's children,that is, Israel. "
_Identity teaches that throughout history God has given tohis chosen race important documents that contain His Law concerning _nations and governments. These documents include the Magna Carta England, 1215!, the Mayflower Compact Massachusetts, 1620!, and theDeclaration_of Independence American Colonies, 1776!. "
The Articles of Confederation, according to Identity, was acontract between the states; the states represented "the people," whowere, in fact, Christian people, that is, the chosen people of God,the white race. This contract is considered by Identity proponents tohave been made irrevocable "perpetual"! and unchangeable. when ourfounding fathers saw the need for a more effective overnmentalorganization the Articles, that formed the 13 American colonies intoa union, did not provide for sufficient central authorit !, theConstitution was written. According to Identity, the principles forthis document were taken from the Articles of Confederation since theArticles could not be revoked. Identity teaches, therefore, thatbecause the U.S. Constitution was taken directly from the Articles ofConfederation, which was based upon God's Laws through the Bible, theConstitution is a divinely inspired d 4 _ t._ And Rust as_Identityviews the Articles of Confederation as havgng been rrevocable andunchangeable, so too does it view the U.S. Constitution. "
Identity teaches that through the Constitution, the statescreated an agency, the Federal Government, to which they allotted VIcentral powers. These powers are set forth in the Constitution and<<-are the only powers given to the central governent. The states, -VPhowever, did not wish to grant certain powers to this Federal~ B- 1'
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Identity contens that Jews sometimes calld "alieninternaticnalists"! have increasingly gained control in the media,industry, and Government in the Un ted States the Zionist Occupat onal Government, or ZOG!. Mbreover, this is part of a Jewishconspiracy to destroy the United States as a white Christian Nation.Because of this increasing influence, Jewish interests have beenresponsible for the passing and/or supporting of laws specificallydes gned to subvert the Constitution and change the United States fromthat whichhit was originally intended to be. As a result of theseacts, wars, debts, and other Jewish-conspired evils have befallenwhite Christians in the United States. ~
According to Identity, state governors were and remain thechief law enforcement officers in the states. Because the states,through either the governors or state legislatures, have failed to 'control -elements Jews! within the Federal Government from subvertingthe Constitution, it falls to the people to do so. This is known as ~posse comitatus power of county or more specifically, power of thepeople of the county!. The county is subservient to the state interms of jurisdictional responsib lities: however, when the statefails to act in accordance with the law the constitution! , it becomesthe duty of the county to act. In Christian Identity, "duty of thecounty" is interpreted as "duty of the people of the county." Underthis, the sheriff, the highest law enforcement officer in .the county,can use males between 18 and 45, who are under no military obligation,as a posse. The sheriff has no control over the posse's existence,-r_' . »only whether it will be used. A movement largely known for its tax, -protest activities, known as posse comitatus, has arisen based upon., these Principles. * <1-.11_ . _. . _ V ,&__92 *
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Identity views the events leading up to the Second Coming ofChrist as inevitable. It is believed that these are part of a 'cleansing process that is needed before Christ establishes His Kingdomon earth. During this, the forces of evil nonwhites an Jews! willattempt to destroy the forces of good whites! using any means. Theresult will be a violent and_bloody struggle - a war, in effect. Theview of what Armageddon will be varies in Identity. Some contend itwill be a race war in.which millions will die: others see it as aneconomic or social collapse that will lead to a communist attack ortakeover led by the Jews as representatives of the anti-Christ.-
Many followers of Identity believe, therefore, that they areamong those chosen by God to fight the forces of evil during -
Armageddon. These people contend that they will be the last line ofdefense to save the white race and/or Christian America from either- the soon-tooccur race war or communist takeover. To prepare forthese events, these idividuals engage in survivalist, paramilitary,and self-defense training: they practice weapons use: and they storefoodstuffs, ammunition, and other necessities of survival. They oftenreside in remote areas on isolated and enclosed compounds.»
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lsamembers were also responsible for several bombings inCoeurfd'¥11.3ne'*;* Iliaho;l.dur;lng.».'Sep'Eember'?118$} Four persons wereconvicted in September 1988 and were sentenced to prison terms inOctober 1988. "
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