Theology of Hate [electronic resource] : A History of the World Church of the Creator /
Michael, George,1961-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2009.
In 1999, Benjamin Smith went on a 3-day rampage in Illinois and Indiana, attacking Asians, Orthodox Jews, and African Americans. He left two dead and nine wounded, and then committed suicide. As a former member - conveniently resigning the day before the shootings - of the World Church of the Creator, Smith was praised by the leader of the church as 'Creator of the Year' for bringing attention to their existence and radical beliefs. In this history, the author reminds us that some of the most dangerous, radical elements in the United States are home-grown.
In 1999, Benjamin Smith went on a 3-day rampage in Illinois and Indiana, attacking Asians, Orthodox Jews, and African Americans. He left two dead and nine wounded, and then committed suicide. As a former member - conveniently resigning the day before the shootings - of the World Church of the Creator, Smith was praised by the leader of the church as 'Creator of the Year' for bringing attention to their existence and radical beliefs. In this history, the author reminds us that some of the most dangerous, radical elements in the United States are home-grown.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-272) and index.
Introduction -- The early life of Ben Klassen -- The theology and ideology of creativity -- The far right and the critique of Christianity -- Reaching out to the right -- Groundbreaking in North Carolina -- Disintegration and collapse -- George Burdi and RAHOWA -- Resurrection : Matt Hale and the World Church of the Creator -- The WCOTC's women's frontier -- The controversy over a law license -- Benjamin Smith -- Opposition -- Denouement? -- Conclusion: Fragmentation and beyond.
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Church of the Creator