During the nineteenth century, the serpent-seed doctrine was revived by American religious leaders who wanted to promote the belief in the racial superiority of whites. The modern versions of the serpent seed doctrine were developed within the teachings of British Israelism by Charles A. L. Totten (1851–1908) and Russel Kelso Carter (1849–1928). Daniel Parker (1781–1844) was also responsible for reviving and promoting the doctrine among Primitive Baptists. Teachers of Christian Identity Theology, which branched off from British Israelism, preached the doctrine during the early twentieth century and promoted it within the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nations, the American Nazi Party and other white supremacist organizations. The beliefs adherents commonly use it to justify antisemitism and racism by claiming that Jews or non-white races are the descendants of Cain and the Serpent, who they variably interpret to be Satan or an intelligent non-human creature which lived before Adam and Eve. The identity of the Serpent's Seed also varies between groups. The Aryan Nations claims that the descendants of the serpent are all people who are not of northern European descent. Other Christian Identity groups claim that the descendants of the serpent are either Jews or Africans. William Branham connected the serpent's descendants with Ham, the biblical progenitor of the African peoples, several Jewish figures, the highly educated, and society's criminals. Arnold Murray connected the descendants of the Serpent with the "Kenites", a group of people which he believed had infiltrated some part of Jewish society.Schambers, pp. 6-11 In the Unification Church, the bloodline of all humanity is believed to be contaminated as a result of Eve's relations with the serpent. However, married couples can change their heritages by performing the Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony which enables them to become the adopted children of their new Adam: Sun Myung Moon.Yamamoto, J. ISamu (2016). Unification Church. Zondervan. Groups which adhere to Christian Identity theology include the Aryan Nations, the Christian Defense League, and the Ku Klux Klan.Schambers, pp. 7-8 In 2000, the Southern Poverty Law Center estimated that there were 50,000 adherents of Christian Identity theology in the United States.
During the nineteenth century, the serpent-seed doctrine was revived by American religious leaders who wanted to promote the belief in the racial superiority of whites. The modern versions of the serpent seed doctrine were developed within the teachings of British Israelism by Charles A. L. Totten (1851–1908) and Russel Kelso Carter (1849–1928). Daniel Parker (1781–1844) was also responsible for reviving and promoting the doctrine among Primitive Baptists. Teachers of Christian Identity Theology, which branched off from British Israelism, preached the doctrine during the early twentieth century and promoted it within the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, the American Nazi Party and other white supremacist organizations. The beliefs adherents commonly use it to justify antisemitism and racism by claiming that Jews or non-white races are the descendants of Cain and the Serpent, who they variably interpret to be Satan or an intelligent non-human creature which lived before Adam and Eve. The identity of the Serpent's Seed also varies between groups. Aryan Nations claims that the descendants of the serpent are all people who are not of northern European descent. Other Christian Identity groups claim that the descendants of the serpent are either Jews or Africans. William Branham connected the serpent's descendants with Ham, the biblical progenitor of the African peoples, several Jewish figures, the highly educated, and society's criminals. Arnold Murray connected the descendants of the Serpent with the "Kenites", a group of people which he believed had infiltrated some part of Jewish society.Schambers, pp. 6-11 In the Unification Church, the bloodline of all humanity is believed to be contaminated as a result of Eve's relations with the serpent. However, married couples can change their heritages by performing the Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony which enables them to become the adopted children of their new Adam: Sun Myung Moon.Yamamoto, J. ISamu (2016). Unification Church. Zondervan. Groups which adhere to Christian Identity theology include Aryan Nations, the Christian Defense League, and the Ku Klux Klan.Schambers, pp. 7-8 In 2000, the Southern Poverty Law Center estimated that there were 50,000 adherents of Christian Identity theology in the United States.
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