With the click of a mouse, he casts for converts and spreads his racist vision from coast to coast. It is through the Web that this digital David Duke resurrected an organization that almost vanished before he picked up the mantle in 1996. The group has produced one of the slickest pages on the Internet devoted to white supremacy. Unlike most of his competitors in the supremacist movement, Hale has used the medium to reach out to women and youth. Viewers who e-mail Hale receive a prompt response.
Hale applauds the Web's effectiveness.
It's very important. It's allowing us to bring the message to the people. The actual strength of the World Church is almost impossible to gauge. Hale claims to have several dozen chapters worldwide, including at least five in prisons. He estimates that 30,000 people in the United States agree with the teachings, but he declines to say how many actually belong.