White-supremacist groups claim authentic Christianity despite its anti-prejudice tenets

Evidence

It is no accident, accordingly, that many violent white-supremacist groups in the United States tend to consider themselves the “true Christians.” From the burning crosses of the Ku Klux Klan to the Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations), extremists present themselves as the true disciples of someone who preached against prejudice and advocated loving thy neighbor. The most prominent white-supremacist groups in South Africa portrayed themselves similarly. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 4177

Categorization

• XREF: Complements the vault’s Christian-nationalism claims (Whitehead & Perry) by showing supremacist religious self-presentation as a historical pattern spanning the US and South Africa.