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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jason Wilson

UNBELIEVABLE: Revealed documents shed light on shadowy us far right fraternal order - Caught on Camera

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One document says that membership in the SACR group is ‘predicated on political alignment and faithfulness to the Christian religion’. Photograph: Fortgens Photography/Getty Images

New documents have shed light on the origins and inner workings of the shadowy Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR), including methods for judging the beliefs of potential members on topics such as Christian nationalism, and indications that its founders sought inspiration in an apartheid-era South African white men-only group, the Afrikaner-Broederbond.

They also show that Boise State University Professor and Claremont thinktank scholar Scott Yenor tried to coordinate SACR’s activities with other initiatives, including an open letter on “Christian marriage”.

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