IsTheKKKAReligion?

SusanYolmeh

NEHSummerIns2tute2010“TheManyandTheOne”

TheCenterForTheStudyofReligionandAmericanCultureIndianaUniversity‐PerdueUniversityIndiana 1

Rodger’sKlanPastRaisesSomeEyebrows

NewCityCommissionerinLakeWales

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RogerssaidhewantstobejudgedbyhisrecentacFons,nothisdistantpast.“IamnotgoingtogorehashallthatstuffandgetintoracebaiFng,”hesaidofhisKlan

background.

UndatedPhoto…JohnPaulRodgers,meetswithotherleadersoftheUnitedKlansofAmerica.3

HejoinedtheKlanin1963.FormanyyearsheheadedtheUnitedKlansofAmerica.Hecurrentlyownsabarber/gunshop.

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ThesubjectmaXerand/orimagesinthisslidepresentaFonarenotintendedforall

viewingaudiences.Pleasemakesurethatyoupreviewandfeelcomfortablewiththeseslidesbeforeyou

presentthistoyouraudience.

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AllmaterialwaseasilyfoundontheinternetintheSummerof2010.Anystudent;evenanelementarystudent,couldhaveeasilyfoundthesesame

images.

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ThemainobjecFveofthispresentaFonistoallowtheviewerto

determineiftheKKKcouldbeconsideredaformofaProtestant

ChrisFanreligionintheUnitedStates.

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Theimagescamefrommanydifferentsitesontheinternet.

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AllofthetextinformaFononthefollowingslidescame

directlyfromtheofficialKKKwebsite.

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“Eventoday,whenaKlansmanspeaks,heisexercisingtheConsFtuFon,keepingstrongandimmutablethepeoplesrighttospeakandpublish

theirideas.”

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“Thereisaracewaragainstwhites.Butourpeople‐mywhitebrothersandsisters‐willstaycommiXedtoa

non‐violentresoluFon…”

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“…ThatwayistheChrisFanway‐lawandorder‐loveoffamily‐loveofnaFon.Thesearetheprinciplesofwestern

ChrisFancivilizaFon.”

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“IfIshouldchoosetoassociatewithTheKnightswhatwillberequiredofme?

WeemphasizeONErequirementforeverypersonwhodecidestoassociatewiththeKnights,andthatisthattheyconduct

themselveswithChrisFancharacter……”

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“Today,WhiteChrisFanchildren,aretaughttobeashamedoftheirculture.

Ourchildrenaretaughtatpublicexpense,theirsisacultureofslavery,bigotryandoppression;theyare

schooledtobeashamedbecausetheyarewhite.”

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“TheKuKluxKlanisTHEonlyorganizaFondedicatedtopreservingwhiteculture!We

standforfamilyvalues,theAmericanConsFtuFon,freedomofreligionand

westernculture.”

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“THEKNIGHTS’PARTYPLATFORM TherecogniFonthatAmericawasfoundedasaChrisFannaFon

 TherecogniFonthatAmericawasfoundedasaWhitenaFon AcFvelypromoteloveandappreciaFonofouruniqueEuropean(White)culture

 RestoringindividualfreedomtoChrisFanAmerica(Peopleshouldbeabletohirewhotheywant,livewheretheywant,andpracFcetheChrisFanfaithastheyplease.)….”

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