Английская Википедия:Christian Defense League

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Christian Identity sidebar The Christian Defense League was founded as a white supremacist activist organization in California, and it later moved to Louisiana. According to the Anti-Defamation League, it also had a paramilitary function.Шаблон:RШаблон:R

The initial history of the organization is unclear due to contradictory accounts. According to Bertrand Comparet and Richard Girnt Butler, they founded the organization, with Butler being its national director from 1962–1965.Шаблон:R However, William Potter Gale claimed that he had founded the CDL along with San Jacinto Capt sometime between 1957 and 1962, later bringing in Butler and Comparet.Шаблон:R

An introductory mailing for the Christian Defense League lead with the following Шаблон:Blockquote

Following the death of Wesley Swift, Butler took over as the head of Church of Jesus Christ–Christian and moved it to Idaho, leaving the leadership of the CDL to James K. Warner. Warner had previous associations with the National Socialist White People's Party, as well as Odinism. When he moved to Los Angeles, he initially associated with neo-Nazi groups, but he ultimately converted to Christian Identity.Шаблон:R Under Warner, the CDL moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where it merged with the New Christian Crusade Church.Шаблон:R This is where most of its paramilitary activity occurred.Шаблон:R

The CDL briefly received national attention in 1978 when it demanded NBC cancel the miniseries HOLOCAUST; this demand was ignored and the group then demanded "equal time" in the form of 3 hours of prime-time views to present their revisionist history of WWII, which NBC also ignored.Шаблон:Cn

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