Violent demonstrations, car attacks, assaults, killings, shootings – the list of racially motivated hate crimes all over the United States is long and it shows the extent to which white supremacy dominates society. In order to counteract these kinds of acts and racism in general, it is necessary to gain an in-depth understanding of white supremacy. The research area is multi-faceted and ranges from focusing on economic factors and consequences like rioting and looting to aspects of religion. The latter will be of special interest in the following paper. As Johnson (2018) points out, a common research topic in relation to religion is its role in the radicalisation of Muslims. Meanwhile, the same function concerning far-rights and Christianity is less often addressed even though “[w]hite supremacists […] use religious concepts and scripture to justify threats, criminal activity and violence” (Johnson, 2018). Further, research often neglects the connection between religion and racism. Thus, this paper aims to analyse how and why far-rights incorporate Christianity into their ideology by examining an article published on a far-right website and a documentary about far-rights at the Charlottesville demonstrations in 2017.
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- Sinja Köhne (Author), 2022, The Far-Right Movement in the United States and Religion, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1689066
