New documents detail inner workings of Society for American Civic Renewal, group with an emphasis on Christian nationalism
New documents detail inner workings of Society for American Civic Renewal, group with an emphasis on Christian nationalism
New documents have shed light on the origins and inner workings of the shadowy Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR), including methods for judging the beliefs of potential members on topics such as Christian nationalism, and indications that its founders sought inspiration in an apartheid-era South African white men-only group, the Afrikaner-Broederbond.
They also show that Boise State University Professor and Claremont thinktank scholar Scott Yenor tried to coordinate SACR’s activities with other initiatives, including an open letter on “Christian marriage”.
One expert says that one of the new documents – some previously reported in Talking Points Memo – use biblical references that suggest a preparedness for violent struggle against the current “regime”.
The SACR is a secretive far-right men-only organization with an emphasis on Christian nationalism and a desire to open branches across the US.
Nah Al Qaida would be the proud boys or one of their other terrorist groups, this group is more the American Taliban, or let's call it what it really is, The Sons of Jacob/Gilead.
The Handmaid’s Tale sounds practically prophetic with some of this stuff. I guess the peeps could be heard back in the 80s for some of these “Christian nationalist” groups.
Let’s call it what it is, they take Christianity and make it their calling card but follow very few, if any, of the actual calls or teachings of Christ. They want to attach to something which has meaning to validate and give authenticity to a meaningless, and destructive, endeavor.
Because every one of their accusations is a projection. The mental gymnastic these ReQublicans do to convince themselves they’re “free thinkers” is astounding. Id kill for an ounce of that sort of confidence in my own beliefs.
Just like the FBI was almost going to be the Federal Investigation Bureau before someone caught on to the acronym for an investigative branch of law enforcement, the conservatives who are actually smart think a lot of stuff through and the name was most likely changed to avoid that embarrassment.
Fate forbid we ever have to harm anyone, but at least we'll be sending the SACR members to their preferred happy place, if they really want a violent struggle.