Originally, Aryan Nations, whose full name was the "Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations)", was headquartered in Hayden Lake, [[Idaho]] and led by [[Richard G. Butler]]. It was founded in the 1970s. The [[IRS]] revoked Aryan Nations' tax-exempt status as a church early on. Aryan Nations preached a mutant version of theology known as [[Christian Identity]], which is rejected as a [[heresy]] by almost all mainstream Christians. | Originally, Aryan Nations, whose full name was the "Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations)", was headquartered in Hayden Lake, [[Idaho]] and led by [[Richard G. Butler]]. It was founded in the 1970s. The [[IRS]] revoked Aryan Nations' tax-exempt status as a church early on. Aryan Nations preached a mutant version of theology known as [[Christian Identity]], which is rejected as a [[heresy]] by almost all mainstream Christians. |