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| − | '''Anglo-Israelism''' (also called '''British Israelism''') is a [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] [[Christianity|Christian]] doctrine based on the unsupported [[hypothesis]], first proposed in the 16th century,<ref>John Sadler, member of the British Parliament, ''Rights of the Kingdom'', 1649.</ref><ref>18th-19th century sources include the following writers: | + | '''Anglo-Israelism''' (also called '''British Israelism''') is a [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] and [[Pseudohistory|pseudohistorical]] doctrine held by certain [[Christian]]s based on the unsupported [[hypothesis]], first proposed in the 16th century,<ref>John Sadler, member of the British Parliament, ''Rights of the Kingdom'', 1649.</ref><ref>18th-19th century sources include the following writers: |
| − | *Richard Brothers (1757-1824), ''A Revealed Knowledge of the Prophecies and Times: Correct Account of the Invasion of England by the Saxons, Showing the English Nation to be Descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes'', 1794 | + | *Richard Brothers (1757-1824), ''A Revealed Knowledge of the Prophecies and Times: Correct Account of the Invasion of England by the Saxons, Showing the English Nation to be Descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes'', 1794. According to ''The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia'' (1994) in 1793 Richard Brothers had already announced himself as the 'nephew of the Almighty' and the apostle of a new religion. |
| | *John Wilson (1799-1840), ''Our Israelitish Origin,'' 1840, 1845. | | *John Wilson (1799-1840), ''Our Israelitish Origin,'' 1840, 1845. |
| | *John Taylor of London, ''The Great Pyramid, Why Was It Built and Who Built It?'' London, 1859. | | *John Taylor of London, ''The Great Pyramid, Why Was It Built and Who Built It?'' London, 1859. |
| − | * W. Carpenter (1797-1874), ''Israelites Found in the Anglo-Saxons : the ten tribes supposed to have been lost, traced from the land of their captivity to their occupation of the isles of the sea: with an exhibition of those traits of character and national characteristics assigned to Israel in the books of the Hebrew prophets'', London, 1874 '' | + | * W. Carpenter (1797-1874), ''Israelites Found in the Anglo-Saxons : the ten tribes supposed to have been lost, traced from the land of their captivity to their occupation of the isles of the sea: with an exhibition of those traits of character and national characteristics assigned to Israel in the books of the Hebrew prophets'', London, 1874 |
| − | * F. R. A. Glover, ''England, the Remnant of Judah, and the Israel of Ephraim, By F.R.A. Glover, M.A., Chaplain to the Consulate at Cologne. Published by Rivingtons, London, 1861. Based on research commenced in 1844.'' | + | * F. R. A. Glover, ''England, the Remnant of Judah, and the Israel of Ephraim, By F.R.A. Glover, M.A., Chaplain to the Consulate at Cologne. Published by Rivingtons'', London, 1861. Based on research commenced in 1844.'' |
| | * Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900), Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Regius Professor of Astronomy at Edinburgh University, ''Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid'', 1864, 1874. | | * Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900), Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Regius Professor of Astronomy at Edinburgh University, ''Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid'', 1864, 1874. |
| − | * Edward Hine, ''Identification of the British Nation with Lost Israel,'' London, 1871, founder of a weekly journal, "The Nation's Leader," and a monthly magazine, "Life from the Dead." | + | * Edward Hine, ''Identification of the British Nation with Lost Israel,'' London, 1871, also founder of a weekly journal, "The Nation's Leader," and a monthly magazine, "Life from the Dead." |
| | * S. Backhaus, ''Die Germanen ein Semitischer Volksstamm,'' Berlin in 1878. | | * S. Backhaus, ''Die Germanen ein Semitischer Volksstamm,'' Berlin in 1878. |
| | * G. W. Greenwood, a monthly journal, ''Heir of the World,'' New York, 1880. | | * G. W. Greenwood, a monthly journal, ''Heir of the World,'' New York, 1880. |
| | * P. Cassel, ''Ueber die Abstammung der Englischen Nation, Berlin'', 1880. | | * P. Cassel, ''Ueber die Abstammung der Englischen Nation, Berlin'', 1880. |
| − | * S. Beruatto, Britannia-Israel ossia gli Ebrei nella Questione d'Oriente, Rome, 1880. | + | * S. Beruatto, ''Britannia-Israel ossia gli Ebrei nella Questione d'Oriente'', Rome, 1880. |
| | * Rev. W. H. Poole, ''Anglo-Israel, or the Saxon Race Proved to be the Lost Tribes of Israel'', Detroit, 1889.</ref><ref>20th century sources include: | | * Rev. W. H. Poole, ''Anglo-Israel, or the Saxon Race Proved to be the Lost Tribes of Israel'', Detroit, 1889.</ref><ref>20th century sources include: |
| | * J. H. Allen, ''Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright'', 1902, 1917 | | * J. H. Allen, ''Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright'', 1902, 1917 |
| − | * Herbert W. Armstrong, ''The United States and Britain in Prophecy'', 1980. (a proven plagiarism of J. H. Allen's book, ''Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright'') | + | * Herbert W. Armstrong, ''The United States and Britain in Prophecy'', 1980. (a proven plagiarism of J. H. Allen's 1917 book, ''Judas' scepter and Joseph's birthright'') |
| | * Garner Ted Armstrong, son of Herbert W. Armstrong, ''Europe and America in Prophecy'', 1994. | | * Garner Ted Armstrong, son of Herbert W. Armstrong, ''Europe and America in Prophecy'', 1994. |
| | * George F. Jowett, ''The Drama of the Lost Disciples'', 1961; Covenant Publishing Co Ltd; 16th Revised edition edition, November 1, 2009. | | * George F. Jowett, ''The Drama of the Lost Disciples'', 1961; Covenant Publishing Co Ltd; 16th Revised edition edition, November 1, 2009. |
| − | *[http://christianidentitychurch.net/judeochristvsidentitychristians.htm Judeo-Christians vs Identity-Christians, by Pastor Robb - Thomas Robb Ministries / PO Box 602 / Harrison, AR 72601 (christianidentitychurch.net)] ''An extensive [[Apologetics|apologetic]] defending Christian Identity, and the call to defend your racial birthright.''</ref> that people of Western European and Northern European descent, especially those in Great Britain, and the native peoples of the Americas, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of the [[Kingdom of Israel|ancient Israelites]]. It has been thoroughly debunked by historians, researchers and former adherents of the doctrine. | + | *[http://christianidentitychurch.net/judeochristvsidentitychristians.htm "Judeo-Christians vs Identity-Christians", by Pastor Robb - Thomas Robb Ministries / PO Box 602 / Harrison, AR 72601 (christianidentitychurch.net)] ''An extensive [[Apologetics|apologetic]] defending Christian Identity, and the call to defend your racial birthright.''</ref> that people of Western European and Northern European descent, especially those in Great Britain, and the native peoples of the Americas, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of the [[Kingdom of Israel|ancient Israelites]]. It has been thoroughly debunked by historians, researchers and former adherents of the doctrine. |
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| − | A well-known American preacher of Anglo-Israelism was [[Herbert W. Armstrong]], radio preacher, [[Premillennialism|premillenialist]] and founder of ''The [[World Wide Church of God]]''.<ref>Herbert W. Armstrong, founder, the World Wide Church of God and Plain Truth Magazine, 1950.</ref> The particular doctrine identified with his preaching is called Armstrongism, and his church has been defined as a [[cult]].<ref>See the following: | + | A well-known American preacher of Anglo-Israelism was [[Herbert W. Armstrong]], radio preacher, [[Premillennialism|premillenialist]] and founder of ''The [[World Wide Church of God]]''.<ref>Herbert W. Armstrong, radio preacher in the 30's and 40's, founder of the World Wide Church of God and Plain Truth Magazine in 1950.</ref> The particular doctrine identified with his preaching is called Armstrongism, and his church has been defined as a [[cult]].<ref>See the following: |
| | *[http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-kingdom-of-the-cults/chapanal021.html#gsc.tab=0 The Kingdom of the Cults - The Worldwide Church of God—From Cult to Christianity Summary & Analysis, by Walter Martin (bookrags.com)] | | *[http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-kingdom-of-the-cults/chapanal021.html#gsc.tab=0 The Kingdom of the Cults - The Worldwide Church of God—From Cult to Christianity Summary & Analysis, by Walter Martin (bookrags.com)] |
| | *[https://www.gotquestions.org/Worldwide-Church-God-Armstrongism.html What is Armstrongism? Is the World Wide Church of God a Cult? (gotquestions.org)]</ref> | | *[https://www.gotquestions.org/Worldwide-Church-God-Armstrongism.html What is Armstrongism? Is the World Wide Church of God a Cult? (gotquestions.org)]</ref> |
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| − | The American [[WASP (term)|WASP]] culture of the 18th through the 20th centuries was at its root fundamentally a form of Anglo-Israelism. The [[acronym]] W.A.S.P. denoted "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant", descendants of colonial-era immigrants from the British Isles, England especially, and Wales and Scotland<ref>Descendants of colonial-era immigrants from Wales and Scotland are included as WASPs, irrespective of the fact that Scots and Welsh people are not descendants of Angles and Saxons, but are predominantly descended from the [[Celt]]s.</ref> who belonged to the [[Presbyterian Church in America|Presbyterian]], [[Congregationalism|Congregationalist]], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]] ([[Anglican Communion|Anglican]]) denominations of [[Protestantism]]. Historically, "[[Anglo-Saxon]]" referred to the language of indigenous inhabitants of England before 1066, especially in contrast to Norman French influence after that. Since the 19th century it has been in common use in the English-speaking world, but not in Britain itself, to refer to Protestants of principally English descent.<ref>Eric Kaufmann, "American exceptionalism reconsidered: Anglo-saxon ethnogenesis in the “universal” nation, 1776–1850." ''Journal of American Studies'' 33#3 (1999): 437-457.</ref> In the United states, the term ''White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'' ('''WASPs''') has been used as a disparaging term to indicate an ethnic group known for forming the dominant social class of powerful [[white]] [[United States of America|Americans]] of [[British]] Protestant ancestry<ref>The ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' (1998) says the term is "Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive"</ref>. Some WASPs trace their ancestry to the [[Thirteen Colonies|American colonial period]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html Religious Affiliation of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (adherents.com)] <br>The Founding Fathers were overwhelmingly Episcopalian: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants: | + | The American [[WASP (term)|WASP]] culture of the 18th through the 20th centuries was at its root fundamentally a form of Anglo-Israelism. The [[acronym]] W.A.S.P. denoted "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant", descendants of colonial-era immigrants from the British Isles, England especially, and Wales and Scotland<ref>Descendants of colonial-era immigrants from Wales and Scotland are included as WASPs, irrespective of the fact that Scots and Welsh people are not descendants of Angles and Saxons, but are predominantly descended from the [[Celt]]s.</ref> who belonged to the [[Presbyterian Church in America|Presbyterian]], [[Congregationalism|Congregationalist]], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]] ([[Anglican Communion|Anglican]]) denominations of [[Protestantism]]. Historically, "[[Anglo-Saxon]]" referred to the language of indigenous inhabitants of England before 1066, especially in contrast to Norman French influence after that. Since the 19th century it has been in common use in the English-speaking world, but not in Britain itself, to refer to Protestants of principally English descent.<ref>Eric Kaufmann, "American exceptionalism reconsidered: Anglo-saxon ethnogenesis in the “universal” nation, 1776–1850." ''Journal of American Studies'' 33#3 (1999): 437-457.</ref> In the United States, the term ''White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'' ('''WASPs''') has been used as a disparaging term to indicate an ethnic group known for forming the dominant social class of powerful [[Caucasian|white]] [[United States of America|Americans]] of [[British]] Protestant ancestry.<ref>The ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' (1998) says the term is "Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive"</ref> Some WASPs trace their ancestry to the [[Thirteen Colonies|American colonial period]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html Religious Affiliation of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (adherents.com)] <br>The Founding Fathers were overwhelmingly Episcopalian: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants: |
| | :Episcopalian/Anglican 88 - 54.7%<br>Presbyterian 30 - 18.6%<br>Congregationalist 27 - 16.8%<br>Quaker 7 - 4.3%<br>Dutch Reformed/German Reformed 6 - 3.7%<br>Lutheran 5 - 3.1%<br>Catholic 3 - 1.9%<br>Huguenot 3 - 1.9%<br>Unitarian 3 - 1.9%<br>Methodist 2 - 1.2%<br>Calvinist 1 - 0.6%<br>TOTAL - 204</ref> The [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] are a typical example of WASP heritage. The wealthiest families in America during the 18th and 19th centuries were white Episcopalian industrialists and financiers in the North and owners of vast plantations in the South.<ref>See the following articles: | | :Episcopalian/Anglican 88 - 54.7%<br>Presbyterian 30 - 18.6%<br>Congregationalist 27 - 16.8%<br>Quaker 7 - 4.3%<br>Dutch Reformed/German Reformed 6 - 3.7%<br>Lutheran 5 - 3.1%<br>Catholic 3 - 1.9%<br>Huguenot 3 - 1.9%<br>Unitarian 3 - 1.9%<br>Methodist 2 - 1.2%<br>Calvinist 1 - 0.6%<br>TOTAL - 204</ref> The [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] are a typical example of WASP heritage. The wealthiest families in America during the 18th and 19th centuries were white Episcopalian industrialists and financiers in the North and owners of vast plantations in the South.<ref>See the following articles: |
| | *[https://www.facinghistory.org/nobigotry/readings/religious-freedom-colonial-virginia Religious Freedom in Colonial Virginia (facinghistory.org)] | | *[https://www.facinghistory.org/nobigotry/readings/religious-freedom-colonial-virginia Religious Freedom in Colonial Virginia (facinghistory.org)] |
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| | Edward Digby Baltzell stressed the closed or [[caste]]-like characteristic of the group by arguing that "there is a crisis in American leadership in the middle of the twentieth century that is partly due, I think, to the declining authority of an establishment which is now based on an increasingly caste-like White-Anglo Saxon-Protestant (WASP) upper class."<ref>E. D. Baltzell ''The Protestant Establishment'', 1964, page 9</ref> | | Edward Digby Baltzell stressed the closed or [[caste]]-like characteristic of the group by arguing that "there is a crisis in American leadership in the middle of the twentieth century that is partly due, I think, to the declining authority of an establishment which is now based on an increasingly caste-like White-Anglo Saxon-Protestant (WASP) upper class."<ref>E. D. Baltzell ''The Protestant Establishment'', 1964, page 9</ref> |
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| − | Originally, the W in the acronym probably meant "wealthy" rather than "white," as the term ''WASP'' has historically referred only to an elite group, not to all people of English descent. A man may be white, but that does not make him either of Anglo-Saxon origin or a Protestant, or wealthy. The American people in the sixties broke with the tradition of WASP [[hegemony]] when they elected [[John F. Kennedy]] as president. He was white, wealthy, and of Anglo-Saxon ancestry, but he was not Protestant: he was [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. The term is usually used by [[Elitism|elitist]]s to distinguish upscale WASPs from ordinary folks of various other White ethnic origins, predominantly [[Italy|Italian]], [[Corsica]]n, [[Sicily|Sicilian]], [[Malta|Maltese]], [[Crete|Cretan]], [[Eastern Europe]]an, and northern [[Middle East]]ern ancestry from around the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Ural Mountains|Urals]] around the [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] and the [[Black Sea]]s, none of whom had Anglo-Saxon ancestry. The term is also used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada for similar elites.<ref>C.P. Champion, ''The Strange Demise of British Canada: The Liberals and Canadian Nationalism'', 1964-68, publisher MQUP, 2010.</ref><ref>Margery Fee and Janice McAlpine, ''Guide to Canadian English Usage'' (2008) pp. 517-8</ref><ref>"WASP" in Frederick Ludowyk and Bruce Moore, eds, ''Australian modern Oxford dictionary'', 2007.</ref> Today it is used more broadly. Sociologists sometimes use the term very broadly to include all Protestant Americans of Northern European or Northwestern European ancestry regardless of their class or power.<ref>Ronald M. Glassman, William H. Swatos, Jr., Barbara J. Demballs, ''Social Problems In Global Perspective'', 2004, University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland, page 258.</ref> | + | Originally, the W in the acronym may have meant "wealthy" rather than "white," as the term ''WASP'' has historically referred only to an elite group, not to all people of English descent. A man may be white, but that does not make him either of Anglo-Saxon origin or a Protestant, or wealthy. The American people in the sixties broke with the tradition of WASP [[hegemony]] when they elected [[John F. Kennedy]] as president. He was white, wealthy, and of Anglo-Saxon ancestry, but he was not Protestant: he was [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]. The term is usually used by [[Elitism|elitist]]s to distinguish upscale WASPs from ordinary folks of various other White ethnic origins, predominantly [[Italy|Italian]], [[Corsica]]n, [[Sicily|Sicilian]], [[Malta|Maltese]], [[Crete|Cretan]], [[Eastern Europe]]an, and northern [[Middle East]]ern ancestry from around the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Ural Mountains|Urals]] around the [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] and the [[Black Sea]]s, none of whom had Anglo-Saxon ancestry. The term is also used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada for similar elites.<ref>C.P. Champion, ''The Strange Demise of British Canada: The Liberals and Canadian Nationalism'', 1964-68, publisher MQUP, 2010.</ref><ref>Margery Fee and Janice McAlpine, ''Guide to Canadian English Usage'' (2008) pp. 517-8</ref><ref>"WASP" in Frederick Ludowyk and Bruce Moore, eds, ''Australian modern Oxford dictionary'', 2007.</ref> Today it is used more broadly. Sociologists sometimes use the term very broadly to include all Protestant Americans of Northern European or Northwestern European ancestry regardless of their class or power.<ref>Ronald M. Glassman, William H. Swatos, Jr., Barbara J. Demballs, ''Social Problems In Global Perspective'', 2004, University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland, page 258.</ref> |
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| − | The first published mention of the term WASP was provided by [[Political Science|political scientist]] [[Andrew Hacker]] in 1957, indicating WASP was already used as common terminology among American sociologists, though there the "W" stands for "wealthy" rather than "white", as the term originally referred only to elite individuals, not to everyone of English descent: | + | The first published mention of the term WASP was provided by [[Political Science|political scientist]] Andrew Hacker in 1957, indicating WASP was already used as common terminology among American sociologists, though there the "W" stands for "wealthy" rather than "white", as the term originally referred only to elite individuals, not to everyone of English descent: |
| | <blockquote>They are 'WASPs'—in the cocktail party jargon of the sociologists. That is, they are wealthy, they are Anglo-Saxon in origin, and they are Protestants (and disproportionately [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]]). To their Waspishness should be added the tendency to be located on the eastern seaboard or around San Francisco, to be prep school and Ivy League educated, and to be possessed of inherited wealth.<ref>Andrew Hacker, "Liberal Democracy and Social Control", ''American Political Science Review'', 1957 volume 51, issue 4, pp. 1009–1026 [p. 1011]</ref></blockquote> | | <blockquote>They are 'WASPs'—in the cocktail party jargon of the sociologists. That is, they are wealthy, they are Anglo-Saxon in origin, and they are Protestants (and disproportionately [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]]). To their Waspishness should be added the tendency to be located on the eastern seaboard or around San Francisco, to be prep school and Ivy League educated, and to be possessed of inherited wealth.<ref>Andrew Hacker, "Liberal Democracy and Social Control", ''American Political Science Review'', 1957 volume 51, issue 4, pp. 1009–1026 [p. 1011]</ref></blockquote> |
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| | * Irving Lewis Allen, "WASP—From Sociological Concept to Epithet," ''Ethnicity'', 1974</ref> | | * Irving Lewis Allen, "WASP—From Sociological Concept to Epithet," ''Ethnicity'', 1974</ref> |
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| − | Those American citizens of any race or background in the United States who know nothing about Anglo-Israelism, and who are uncomfortable with the thought of electing to the office of the President of the United States a poor or lower-middle-class, non-white person, who might not be a practicing, Bible-believing, regular church-attending, Christian Protestant, are almost certainly influenced unconsciously by Anglo-Israelism. | + | Those American citizens of any race or background in the United States who know nothing about Anglo-Israelism, and who are uncomfortable with the thought of electing to the office of the President of the United States a poor or lower-middle-class, non-white person, who might not be a practicing, Bible-believing, regular church-attending, Christian Protestant, are almost certainly influenced unconsciously by Anglo-Israelism.<ref>[https://www.amren.com/features/2012/01/where-are-the-english-americans/ Where Are the English-Americans? Robert Henderson, ''American Renaissance'', January 20, 2012 (amren.com)] "''But as their numbers increase there will come a point where there are enough immigrants and their descendants to overthrow the native culture. Quantity will have forced a qualitative change. That is the very real danger the United States faces.''"</ref> The election of [[Barack Obama|Barack Hussein Obama]] to the [[White House]] prompted speculations by a majority of U.S. citizens that he might try to change America.<ref>See the following: |
| | + | *[https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/opinions/barack-obama-legacy-zakaria/index.html Fareed Zakaria - How Obama Changed America - CNN (cnn.com)] |
| | + | *[https://www.salon.com/2016/01/06/how_white_americas_fear_of_barack_obama_has_made_us_all_worse_off/ How White America's Fear of Barack Obama Has Made Us All Worse Off, by Matthew Pulver (salon.com)] |
| | + | *[http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/barack-obama-plans-destroy-united-states-america/ Obama's Threat to 'Fundamentally Transform' America is Now Nearly Complete, Geri Ungurean (nowtheendbegins.com)]</ref> The election of [[Donald Trump]], a WASP, has not restored confidence in WASP leadership.<ref>See the following articles: |
| | + | *[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/29/wasps-rip-jeb-bush-donald-trump-elections-2016-column/79464358/ "Trump, Jeb and the death of WASPy power": Column, Windsor Mann - USA Today (usatoday.com)] |
| | + | *[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/columnists/ct-wasp-swan-song-20160717-column.html "Trump rings death knell for the WASP", By Ron Grossman - Contact Reporter, Chicago Tribune (chicagotribune.com)]</ref> |
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| | The [[Christian Identity]] movement (also known as Identity Christianity) has roots in a reinterpreted Anglo-Israelism doctrine which excludes the [[Judaism|Jews]] and all of the darker-skinned races. It is a [[Racial Supremacy|racist]] and [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Protestantism|Protestant]] interpretation of [[Christianity]] which holds that only Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Nordic, Aryan people and those of kindred blood are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and hence the descendants of the ancient Israelites (whose emigration and dispersal abroad was primarily a result of the Assyrian captivity) and the divinely appointed and chosen heirs of the promises of God to Israel. Their roots are deeply embedded in movements such as the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and the [[National Socialism|Nazis]]. They consider themselves the true Israel and view the Jews as half-devils and arch enemies. They believe all but the white race are inferior creations. | | The [[Christian Identity]] movement (also known as Identity Christianity) has roots in a reinterpreted Anglo-Israelism doctrine which excludes the [[Judaism|Jews]] and all of the darker-skinned races. It is a [[Racial Supremacy|racist]] and [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Protestantism|Protestant]] interpretation of [[Christianity]] which holds that only Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Nordic, Aryan people and those of kindred blood are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and hence the descendants of the ancient Israelites (whose emigration and dispersal abroad was primarily a result of the Assyrian captivity) and the divinely appointed and chosen heirs of the promises of God to Israel. Their roots are deeply embedded in movements such as the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and the [[National Socialism|Nazis]]. They consider themselves the true Israel and view the Jews as half-devils and arch enemies. They believe all but the white race are inferior creations. |
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| | Christian Identity pastors do not mention the teaching of the Bible which forbids hatred of fellow human beings ("your neighbor") in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+19%3A17&version=RSVCE Leviticus 19:17], and they ignore the teaching of the Bible that all human beings are related by blood in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A26&version=KJV Acts 17:26]. The same [[Cafeteria Christians#Proof texts|proof texting]] [[Logical fallacy|logic]] they use in support of their claims can also be used against them to prove the exact opposite: | | Christian Identity pastors do not mention the teaching of the Bible which forbids hatred of fellow human beings ("your neighbor") in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+19%3A17&version=RSVCE Leviticus 19:17], and they ignore the teaching of the Bible that all human beings are related by blood in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A26&version=KJV Acts 17:26]. The same [[Cafeteria Christians#Proof texts|proof texting]] [[Logical fallacy|logic]] they use in support of their claims can also be used against them to prove the exact opposite: |
| − | :that the white races descended from the [[Kingdom of Israel|Ten Lost Tribes]] were taken captive and scattered abroad as a result of the Assyrian captivity because they were evil—''evil by nature''—and because they were evil God had rejected them and "cast them out".<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+17%3A22-23&version=RSVCE 2 Kings 17:22-23]—''see the whole chapter for the context'': [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+17&version=RSVCE 2 Kings 17]. <br>See especially [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A22&version=RSVCE Jeremiah 4:22] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A45-52&version=RSVCE Ezekiel 16:45-52] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+13%3A22-25&version=RSVCE Jeremiah 13:22-25].</ref> | + | :that the white races descended from the [[Kingdom of Israel|Ten Lost Tribes]] were taken captive and scattered abroad as a result of the Assyrian captivity because they were evil—''evil by nature''—and because they were evil God had rejected them and "cast them out". [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+17%3A5-18&version=RSVCE 2 Kings 17:5-18], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+17%3A21-23&version=RSVCE 21-23], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+17%3A35-40&version=RSVCE 35-40]. They killed the prophets. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19%3A10&version=RSVCE 1 Kings 19:10] [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+36%3A15-16&version=RSVCE 2 Chronicles 36:15-16].<br>See especially [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A22&version=RSVCE Jeremiah 4:22]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+13%3A22-25&version=RSVCE 13:22-25] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+16%3A45-52&version=RSVCE Ezekiel 16:45-52]. |
| − | Unless they repent, they cannot be saved. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+13%3A2-5&version=RSVCE Luke 13:2-5]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A21-26&version=RSVCE Matthew 5:21-26]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A15-23&version=RSVCE 7:15-23].
| + | Since they claim to be the direct lineal descendants ("sons") of the Ten Lost Tribes, what Jesus said to the scribes and Pharisees is directly applicable to them: "''Thus you witness against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?''" [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A31-33&version=RSVCE Matthew 23:31-33]. |
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| − | The same kind of logic was used by the [[Nation of Islam]] and the preachings of Elijah Muhammad and [[Malcolm X]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]] to prove that the white man is the devil and the black race is superior, and is destined by God to rule the earth.<ref>See the following articles: | + | According to their own Protestant Bible, unless they repent, they cannot be saved. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A23-24&version=RSVCE Ezekiel 18:23-24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A19-21&version=RSVCE Galatians 5:19-21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+13%3A1-5&version=RSVCE Luke 13:1-5]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A21-26&version=RSVCE Matthew 5:21-26]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A15-23&version=RSVCE 7:15-23]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A8&version=RSVCE Revelation 21:8]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+22%3A14-15&version=RSVCE 22:14-15]. |
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| | + | The same kind of logic was used by the [[Nation of Islam]] and the preachings of Elijah Muhammad<ref>[https://www.biography.com/people/elijah-muhammad-9417458 Elijah Muhammad: Religious Figure (1897–1975) - Biography (biography.com)]</ref> and [[Malcolm X]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]] to prove that the white man is the devil and the black race is superior, and is destined by God to rule the earth.<ref>See the following articles: |
| | *[http://www.answers.com/Q/Is_the_white_man_the_devil Is the White Man the Devil? (answers.com)] | | *[http://www.answers.com/Q/Is_the_white_man_the_devil Is the White Man the Devil? (answers.com)] |
| | *[http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/a-summing-up-louis-lomax-interviews-malcolm-x/ Summing Up: Louis Lomax interviews Malcolm X, Louis Lomax, 1963 (teachingamericanhistory.org)] | | *[http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/a-summing-up-louis-lomax-interviews-malcolm-x/ Summing Up: Louis Lomax interviews Malcolm X, Louis Lomax, 1963 (teachingamericanhistory.org)] |
| | *[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/intheblackradio/2014/12/27/why-the-white-man-is-the-devil-irrefutable-evidence Why the White Man is the Devil (Irrefutable Proof) (blogtalkradio)] "''We will look at history to prove the white man is the devil''." | | *[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/intheblackradio/2014/12/27/why-the-white-man-is-the-devil-irrefutable-evidence Why the White Man is the Devil (Irrefutable Proof) (blogtalkradio)] "''We will look at history to prove the white man is the devil''." |
| − | *[http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Louis_Farrakhan_9/article_100569.shtml Minister Louis Farrakhan: Why Did God Make the Devil? (finalcall.com)]</ref> They use Bible proof texts. | + | *[http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Louis_Farrakhan_9/article_100569.shtml Minister Louis Farrakhan: Why Did God Make the Devil? (finalcall.com)]</ref> They also use Bible proof texts. |
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| − | See [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/2_peter/3-14.htm commentaries on 2 Peter 3:14] | + | See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/2_peter/1-20.htm commentaries on 2 Peter 1:20]; [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/2_peter/3-16.htm 3:16] [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/2_peter/3-17.htm and 17] |
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| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Israelism British Israelism - Wikipedia] | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Israelism British Israelism - Wikipedia] |
| − | | + | * [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1524-anglo-israelism Anglo-Israelism, By Joseph Jacobs - Jewish Encyclopedia] |
| − | [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1524-anglo-israelism Anglo-Israelism, By Joseph Jacobs - Jewish Encyclopedia] | + | * [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14506-tribes-lost-ten Tribes, Lost Ten - Jewish Encyclopedia] ''Arabia, India, Abyssinia, Mesopotamia, Afghans, Karaites of Mesopotamia, Caucasus, Britain, Japan, America''. |
| − | | + | * [https://www.gotquestions.org/British-Israelism.html What is British Israelism and is it biblical?] ''GotQuestions''. |
| − | [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14506-tribes-lost-ten Tribes, Lost Ten - Jewish Encyclopedia] ''Arabia, India, Abyssinia, Mesopotamia, Afghans, Karaites of Mesopotamia, Caucasus, Britain, Japan, America''. | + | * [http://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-foy-wallace.htm Anglo-Israelism, British-Israelism, Premillenialism Utterly Refuted (bible.ca)] |
| − | | + | * [http://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-herbert-armstrong.htm British-Israelism, Anglo-Israelism Refuted (bible.ca)] "''Herbert W. Armstrong claimed to be a prophet, an apostle and the 'Elijah who was to come'. In fact he was a deluded false teacher claiming direct revelation from God when God had not spoken to him.''" |
| − | [http://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-foy-wallace.htm Anglo-Israelism, British-Israelism, Premillenialism Utterly Refuted (bible.ca)] | + | * [http://british-israelism.blogspot.com/ British Israelism: A Serpent's Tale? (british-israelism.blogspot.com)] ''Exposé by former follower of Armstrongism'' |
| − | | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant White Anglo-Saxon Protestant - Wikipedia] |
| − | [http://www.bible.ca/pre-british-israelism-herbert-armstrong.htm British-Israelism, Anglo-Israelism Refuted (bible.ca)] "''Herbert W. Armstrong claimed to be a prophet, an apostle and the 'Elijah who was to come'. In fact he was a deluded false teacher claiming direct revelation from God when God had not spoken to him.''" | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Identity Christian Identity - Wikipedia] |
| − | | + | * [https://www.scribd.com/document/88423714/Christian-Identity-Movement-Anglo-Israelism Identity: A "Christian" Religion for White Racists, by Viola Larsen (scribd.com)] "''The movement, also called 'Israel Identity,' has become the uniting force among many white supremacist groups.''" |
| − | [http://british-israelism.blogspot.com/ British Israelism: A Serpent's Tale? (british-israelism.blogspot.com)] ''Exposé by former follower of Armstrongism'' | + | * [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/nation-islam Nation of Islam - Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org)] "''Its theology of innate black superiority over whites and the deeply racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric of its leaders have earned the NOI a prominent position in the ranks of organized hate.''" |
| − | | + | * [https://www.islamicfinder.org/iqra/race-discrimination-and-bigotry-in-islam/ Race, Discrimination and Bigotry in Islam (islamicfinder.org)] "''Islam rejects the whole notion of racism and condemns it to its very core.''" The article includes citations from the [[Koran|Qur'an]]. |
| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Anglo-Saxon_Protestant White Anglo-Saxon Protestant - Wikipedia] | + | * [https://www.openbible.info/topics/twisting_gods_word 100 Bible Verses about Twisting God's Word (openbible.info)] |
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| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Identity Christian Identity - Wikipedia] | |
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| − | [https://www.scribd.com/document/88423714/Christian-Identity-Movement-Anglo-Israelism Identity: A "Christian" Religion for White Racists, by Viola Larsen (scribd.com)] "''The movement, also called 'Israel Identity,' has become the uniting force among many white supremacist groups.''" | |
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| − | [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/nation-islam Nation of Islam - Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org)] "''Its theology of innate black superiority over whites and the deeply racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric of its leaders have earned the NOI a prominent position in the ranks of organized hate.''" | |
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| − | [https://www.islamicfinder.org/iqra/race-discrimination-and-bigotry-in-islam/ Race, Discrimination and Bigotry in Islam (islamicfinder.org)] "''Islam rejects the whole notion of racism and condemns it to its very core.''" The article includes citations from the [[Koran|Qur'an]]. | |
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