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Subject: Identity Christianity
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Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 01:17:46 EST
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[From Don Black:]
>	     When I first submitted to this net, I asked if there were any 
>	Identity Christians in the group.  Apparently there are not.  Let
>	me explain a little of our precepts then.

For a good discussion of the beliefs and history of Identity Christians,
I refer all interested people to a recent article in Time magazine (in
February).  Of particular interest is the discussion of the new national
communication links (by computer) of the various Identity Christian
groups (Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, etc.).

If there are requests, I can post the article in net.religion when I
come back from Washington DC next week.

>	     Identity Christianity simply believes that Christians are the
>	true Israelites, God's true Chosen People, and that America is the
>	true Promised Land.

There seems to be a discrepancy here between what Black says and what
the founder and supporters of Identity Christianity say.  In fact,
only the Aryan peoples are god's chosen people according to Identity
Christian dogma, and America is god's chosen land.         

>	We also believe that scripture tells us
>	exactly what to expect from the Antichrist, how to identify
>	the Antichrist, and how to conduct ourselves accordingly.

When I have more time to respond, I'll provide references for further  
reading of the Identity Christian dogma of the Antichrist.  One of
Black's heroes, Ernst Zundel, gives a good discussion of this in his
book "The Hitler that we loved."
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bill peter
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