Wesley A. Swift

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Wesley A. Swift (1913-1970) was a former Methodist minister from Southern California. In the 1940s, Swift started his own church, later known as the Church of Jesus Christ Christian.

He was active in far right-wing groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, and developed a close friendship with prominent postwar anti-Semite, Gerald L. K. Smith.^[1] Because of the activities of Swift and associates such as Bertrand Comparet and San Jacinto Capt, Christian Identity increasingly became linked with extreme right-wing ideologies. Richard Girnt Butler, founder of the Aryan Nations, was a close California disciple of Swift.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Christian Identity". Anti-Defamation League. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-25.

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Name	Swift, Wesley A.
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Short description	American Methodist minister
Date of birth	1913
Place of birth
Date of death	1970
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