Creativity (religion)
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Creativity, historically known as The (World) Church of the Creator, is an atheistic[2] (nontheistic) white supremacist new religious movement espousing white separatism, antitheism, antisemitism, anti-Christian sentiment, scientific racism, homophobia, and religious / philosophical naturalism. Creativity is an openly-racist religion urging for "White pride" and has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League.[3][4] It was founded in Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States, by Ben Klassen as the Church of the Creator in 1973. It now has a presence in several states of the U.S. as well as Australia, Eastern Europe, and the United Kingdom.
Founder | |
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Ben Klassen | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Midwestern United States, Texas, Montana, Eastern Europe, Australia, and United Kingdom | |
Scriptures | |
Nature's Eternal Religion, The White Man's Bible, Salubrious Living, "Expanding Creativity", "Building a Whiter and Brighter World", "RAHOWA! This Planet Is All Ours", "Klassen Letters, Volumes One and Two", "A Revolution Of Values Through Religion", "Against The Evil Tide", "On The Brink Of A Bloody Racial War", "Trials, Tribulations And Triumphs" and "Little White Book" | |
Languages | |
English, Spanish, French, Serbian, Croatian, Ruthenian, Icelandic, German and Polish |
Creativity is promoted by two organizations: the Creativity Alliance (CA also known as the Church of Creativity), and The Creativity Movement. The two groups have common origins,[5] both being created in 2003 after Klassen's successor Matthew F. Hale (who had renamed the organisation New Church of the Creator) was arrested and sentenced to 40 years in prison.[6][7]
Creativity claims a naturalistic and racialistic worldview, based on the "survival, expansion and advancement of the White race",[8][9] according to what the group classifies as the "eternal laws of nature, the experience of history, on logic and common sense".[10] Members of the group believe in a "racial holy war"[11][12] between "white and non-white races", such as Jews, black people, and mixed-race people.[13][14][15][16][17][18]