David Brannan PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

and-outers, former hippies, and Charismatic 722 church followers. 723 These are not the typical
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backgrounds found in the staunchly conservative American Right. 724
As straightforwardly and precise as Gayman articulates his clearly non-violent position of
Repentant Identity, so the CSA makes equally clear what the appropriate social action for
Rebellious Identity believers should be. Thus, Jim Ellison, leader of the CSA stated:
This government—not my government, not your government—this Jewish-controlled
government, is transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of
death, desolation, and tyranny. It has excited (sic) domestic insurrections amongst us, and
has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of a white America, the merciless nigger
savages, trained to kill in the government-created ghettos and in prison! The Jews have
declared war on our race, promoting race-mixing and thereby polluting the pure seed of
God. This ZOG, this Zionist Occupied Government, is killing our white babies through
abortion! It is destroying white minds with its humanistic teaching of evolution! I tell you
this—niggers may be descended from apes, but my ancestors never swung on trees by
their tails! In order to preserve our Christian heritage and race, it is our patriotic duty, to
overthrow this Antichrist government. Standing by and doing nothing against the tyranny
of this government is open rebellion to God! Prepare war, O Israel! Wake up the mighty
men! Let all the men of war come near. Beat your plowshares into swords and your
pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ 725
What is immediately evident is the obvious propensity for, if not dedication of, the
Rebellious follower using force against his perceived enemies. Violent social action is not only
permitted in the Rebellious declaration, it becomes a duty, “…it is our patriotic duty, to
overthrow this Antichrist government.” 726 Additionally, the role of the CSA’s seed-line influence
722 In the United States, the Charismatic Church is distinguished by its focus on the gifts of the Spirit,
speaking in tongues, continuing Revelation through the spoken word of believers and miraculous healing. There are
several denominations that support the belief system including, The Assemblies of God and various Pentecostal
movements.
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Texas.
723 Nobel, 1998: 11-46, and Interview, Kerry Noble, February 14, 2001, Burleson, Texas.
724 For insight into right-wing backgrounds, see, Aho, The Politics of Righteousness, 139-140, 143-144,
725 Nobel, Tabernacle of Hate, pp. 87-88.
726 Ibid, pp. 87-88, Further confirmed in an interview with Kerry Noble, February 14, 2001, Burleson,