Hoskins has been around for a while, being the author of the 1958 book our white race. Christian identity is a racist and antisemitic sect whose adherents believe that white people are descended from the lost tribes of israel. Hoskins describes phineas priests as individuals who, through the ages, have felt called upon by god to murder racemixers. Violent vanguard of the christian identity movement has a title that suggests that there is an entity called the phinehas priesthood that is out there somewhere committing a host of violent acts and that davis has written a book about this. He is a believer in the racist theology known as christian identity and is one of the leading proselytizers of the phineas priesthood a credo rooted in an interpretation of biblical vengeance gaining popularity among white supremacists, antigovernment zealots and the extreme fringe of the antiabortion movement. Christian identity author creates violent phineas priests.
Summer 1832, 1 mentions the reception of the holy priesthood by ministering of angels and then a confirmation and reception of the high priesthood minutes, 12 feb. It is much more interested in history than in summarizing current sensational events. The christian terrorist movement no one wants to talk about. A book dedicated to white christian vigilante warriors who have consecrated their lives to the preservation of traditional western civilization and drawn on the model of the hebrew hero, phineas in numbers 25. The history of the phineas priesthood, by richard kelly hoskins.
Jun 01, 2019 in 1847, phineas was asked to be a member of his brother, brigham youngs, vanguard company headed to the salt lake valley, arriving on july 24, 1847. The christian book of revelation mirrors this sentiment. Unless you are a bible scholar, you may have never heard of this man. He is famous for his zealotry in slaying zimri, the licentious leader of the tribe of simeon, thus halting a deadly divinesent plague afflicting the jewish nation. Overview of the zadok priesthood the sabbath covenant. The story of the phineas priesthood, a 1990 book by white supremacist richard kelly hoskins. This is the second of a series of three on the phineas priesthood. This book follow the extreme measures to which people will follow their beliefs. The story of the phineas priesthood hoskins, richard kelly on. The idea comes from an obscure biblical character, phinehas, an israelite who used a spear to kill a racemixing fellow israelite and the midianite woman with whom he had had sexual relations.
Killing gods enemies the crazy war against jews, african. Sep 25, 2017 phineas priesthood followers have advocated martyrdom and also violence against homosexuals, mixedrace couples, and abortion providers. The first was an overall explanation of the groups belief structure and goals. According to midrashic sources, phinehas is the same persona as elijah the prophet.
It was named phineas priesthood because of a biblical story of a priest who killed an israelite man and midianite women, which saved the people of israel from one of gods plagues. The concept of the phineas priesthood comes from a 1990 book by white supremacist and christian identity follower richard kelly hoskins, vigilantes of christendom. Few topics are more central to the hebrew bible than priests and priesthood. Dec 18, 2014 introducing this series in phineas priesthood i. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. This brand of christian terrorism lists interracial relationships, homosexuality, and abortion among its targets. God declared that phinehas, and his sons sons for all eternity, would receive divine recognition for this. The phineas priesthood, also called phineas priests, are american domestic terrorists who follow the ideology which was set forth in the 1990 book, vigilantes of christendom.
Vigilantes of christendomvolume discounts available. In doing so, the book reveals the groups philosophy of hate. I have been researching and monitoring the phineas priesthood concept for some time now, and have had a major post or more. The phinehas priesthood violent vanguard of the christian identity movement. Richard kelly hoskins author of war cycles peace cycles. Nov 09, 2007 today, members of the phineas priesthood use this deed as a justification for using violent means against interracial relationships and other forms of alleged immorality. Extremist event analysis phineas priesthood attacks. The phineas priesthood is one of the many infamous domestic terrorist groups in the united states. Vigilantes of christendom book by richard kelly hoskins.
If you desire actually obtain guide vigilantes of christendom. The concept of the phineas priesthood or phinehas priesthood comes from a 1990 book by white supremacist and christian identity follower richard kelly hoskins, vigilantes of christendom. The christian terrorist movement no one wants to talk. White supremacist author richard kelley hoskins wrote about the alleged history of the phineas priesthood in his book vigilantes of christendom. The true story of the bilderberg group by daniel estulin. Phineas priests take their name from the biblical figure phinehas in the book. The story of the phineas priesthood by richard kelly hoskins. In march 1850 phineas and his wife were present, in richmond, missouri, when, before oliver cowdery died, they heard oliver again testify to the truth of the book of mormon. As the kamikaze is to the japanese, as the shiite is to islam, as the zionist is to the jew, so the phineas priest is to christendom. The history of the phineas priesthood, by richard kelly hoskins to refer now, you should follow this page constantly. From a counterterrorist perspective, this is the incipit chapter one in the still unfolding history of religiopolitical violence. Inside the book was a handwritten note that referred to mcquilliams as a priest in the fight against antigod people, acevedo said. The story of phineas is told in the book of numbers bamidbar.
The ideology set forth in hoskins book includes christian identity beliefs which oppose interracial relationships, the mixing of races, homosexuality, and. The phineas priesthood or phineas priests also spelled phinehas are american domestic terrorists who follow the ideology set forth in the 1990 book, vigilantes of christendom. The phineas priesthood is not a membership organization. Aug 16, 2018 the phineas priesthood or phineas priests are american domestic terrorists who follow the ideology set forth in the 1990 book, vigilantes of christendom.
Today, members of the phineas priesthood use this deed as a justification for using violent means against interracial relationships and other forms of alleged immorality. Phineas doesnt really have universal appeal, but i personally really enjoy it. Hoskins book pretends to be a history of this movement but it is nothing more than a disjointed collection of stories about violent activity questionably attributed to. The concept of the phineas priesthood comes from a 1990 book by white.
Phineas served as bishop of the salt lake city second ward from 1864 to 1871. Vigilantes of christendom the history of the phineas priesthood. I cherish the book of numbers so highly, mostly because of one story in chapter 25, the story of phineas. It is claimed he introduced the term phineas priesthood as a designation for christian vigil. This is a brief on the priesthood, but ill write two additional diaries before the end of the year. Hoskins is a christian identity adherent see 1960s and after. Cowdery received priesthood authority from angelic ministers, was one of the three witnesses of the book of mormon plates, helped supervise the publication of the book of mormon, and was a founding member of the church on.
Biographical content about phineas young which can be found in the joseph smith papers. Before we investigate the heritage of the messiah and his lineage coming from the house of zadok the high priest to king david we must first have a basic knowledge of the priesthood that was established in zadok. Phineas priesthood followers have advocated martyrdom and also violence against homosexuals, mixedrace couples, and abortion providers. The story of the phineas priesthood, a 1990 book by white. Priestly perspectives and concerns are on display in various places, from legal materials to historical narratives and from the prayers of the psalms to the discourses of the prophets. This is a good book,i have a copy you can order it here. Dec 01, 2014 mark potok, a senior fellow at the southern poverty law center, told the post that the phineas priesthood is a concept that originated with vigilantes of christendom, which came out in. In his book, hoskins describes a continuous priesthood of avengers who. James kopp, killer of a new york abortion doctor, defended his action based on the same principles western nations use to support the concept of just warthe writings of st. Killing gods enemies relates the origin, history and activities of the church of christian identity and its violent outgrowth called the phineas priesthood.
Robert alan balaicius, the war between the children of light and the powers of darkness. The idea of the phineas priesthood, sometimes referred to simply as phineas priests, originates in vigilantes of christendom. Christian identity is a racist and antisemitic sect whose adherents believe that white people are descended from the. How the christianisraelite can live in an evil world system iincluding. He is a believer in the racist theology known as christian identity and is one of the leading proselytizers of the phineas priesthooda credo rooted in an interpretation of biblical vengeance gaining popularity among white supremacists, antigovernment zealots and the extreme fringe of the antiabortion movement. The popular cartoon phineas and ferb has helped in bringing this name to the mainstream as well. The idea comes from an obscure biblical character, phinehas, an israelite who used a spear to kill a racemixing fellow israelite and the. Inside mcquilliamss rented van, officers found a copy of the book vigilantes of christendom. The origin of the term appears to sit with author, richard kelly hoskins who introduced the name and concept in his 1990 book, vigilantes of christendom. The phineas priesthood or phineas priests are american domestic terrorists who follow the ideology set forth in the 1990 book, vigilantes of christendom. Im a bit different in that my favorite book of the bible is the book of numbers. The history of the phineas priesthood richard kelly hoskins on. The phineas priesthood is comprised of extremists who claim to be phineas priests after committing violent acts against people they consider to be breaking biblical law, including interracial couples, abortion providers, and homosexuals. This is an event analysis using the smith system p.
The phineas priesthood or phinehas priesthood is a concept created by the racist. Since i shall be discussing how the tale of phineas pinchas phinehas has been used as offering divine scriptural sanction for acts of religiouslymotivated killing, i shall chiefly focus on the negative implications of the tale. Almost immediately after his arrival, cowdery began working as josephs scribe on the translation of the book of mormon. The phineas priesthood is not an actual organization. Phineas is one of those clunky oldfashioned biblical names that i feel is starting to become part of the almostresurging category of vintage names. He died at salt lake city on october 10, 1879, at the age of 80, and was buried in the salt lake city cemetery source.
The story of phineas priesthood by hoskins, richard kelly isbn. Author richard kelly hoskins, in his book vigilantes of christiandom, puts forth the concept of the phineas priesthood. Killing gods enemies by john lee brook overdrive rakuten. In the book, hoskins describes a continuous priesthood of avengers who, throughout the centuries, have committed violent acts in order to. Dec 04, 2014 the christian terrorist movement no one wants to talk about.
Apparently, this book is the first formal explication of and endorsement of the priesthood. Mark potok, a senior fellow at the southern poverty law center, told the post that the phineas priesthood is a concept that originated with vigilantes of christendom, which came out in. But there is a long history of terrorist attacks resembling mcquilliams. Vigilantes of christendom, a book connected with the phineas priesthood. He was the son of eleazar, who was the son of aaron, the high priest of israel. The phineas priests are not an organization and they have no discernible leadership or institutional structure. Oct 27, 2009 this is the second of a series of three on the phineas priesthood. America, the war that was so carefully promoted, nurtured, and developed, was not a civil war. The phineas priesthood is not a group, but a name for individuals who commit acts of violence based on ideology detailed in a 1990 book written by white supremacist richard kelly hoskins. Apr 12, 2014 ebook download vigilantes of christendom. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Phinehas also spelled pinchas or phineas of the bible was a grandson of aaron and greatnephew of moses.
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