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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. 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.

*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.

* 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.

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:

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:

*[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>

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)]

*[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.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)]

*[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>[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</ref>

*[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>

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.  

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].

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].

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:

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)]

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== External links ==

== External links ==

[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''.

 

[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)]

 

[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.''"

 

[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://www.openbible.info/topics/twisting_gods_word 100 Bible Verses about Twisting God's Word (openbible.info)]

 

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