While early British Israelites such as Edward Hine and John Wilson were generally philosemites, an antisemitic strain also existed within the movement, such as the scientific racialism that led Wilson to deny the "racial purity" of modern-day Jews, leading some within the movement to adopt the belief that modern-day Jews were "un-Semitic impostors". Some American adherents of British Israelism would later adopt a racialized, strongly antisemitic theology that became known as Christian Identity, which has at its core the belief that non-Caucasian people have no souls and therefore cannot be saved. Since its emergence in the 1920s, Christian Identity has taught the belief that Jews are not descended from the Tribe of Judah. Instead, some Christian Identity adherents believe that Jews are descended from Satan and Lilith (see Serpent seed) while others believe that Jews are descended from Edomites or Khazars (see Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry). Their adoption of the British Israelist belief that the Israelite-derived Anglo-Saxons had been favoured by God over the 'impure' modern Jews meant that a reluctantly antisemitic Klansman "could now maintain his anti-Semitism and at the same time revere a Bible cleansed of its Jewish taint." The arrival of British Israelism in the United States contributed to the transmission of antisemitic notions into the Christian Identity movement. One of the leading proponents of the movement after World War II was Reverend Wesley A. Swift. For several years during the 1930s and 1940s, Swift was a student and a minister at Aimee Semple McPherson's Pentecostal Foursquare Church. Swift went from leading several Los Angeles Anglo-Israelite institutions to founding the Anglo-Saxon Christian Congregation, later renamed the Church of Jesus Christ–Christian in about 1948, which became Christian Identity's main mouthpiece. British Israelism and Christian Identity have both been branded as intrinsicly "racial chauvinist" doctrines, but while the Jews are protagonists of the apocalypse in British-Israelism, they are antagonists of the apocalypse in Christian Identity eschatology. Christian identity members, as well as individuals such as Jacob Thorkelson and Charles Ashton, perceived British Israelism as a platform to "facilitate a Jewish monopoly on global power." Converserly, the British-Israel-World Federation denounced through the BIFW Newsletter in January 2007 the rise of antisemitic groups within British-Israelist circles in the US.
while early british israelites such as edward hine and john wilson were generally philosemites an antisemitic strain also existed within the movement such as the scientific racialism that led wilson to deny the "racial purity" of modern-day jews leading some within the movement to adopt the belief that modern-day jews were "un-semitic impostors" some american adherents of british israelism would later adopt a racialized strongly antisemitic theology that became known as christian identity which has at its core the belief that non-caucasian people have no souls and therefore cannot be saved since its emergence in the 1920s christian identity has taught the belief that jews are not descended from the tribe of judah instead some christian identity adherents believe that jews are descended from satan and lilith (see serpent seed) while others believe that jews are descended from edomites or khazars (see khazar hypothesis of ashkenazi ancestry) their adoption of the british israelist belief that the israelite-derived anglo-saxons had been favoured by god over the 'impure' modern jews meant that a reluctantly antisemitic klansman "could now maintain his anti-semitism and at the same time revere a bible cleansed of its jewish taint" the arrival of british israelism in the united states contributed to the transmission of antisemitic notions into the christian identity movement one of the leading proponents of the movement after world war ii was reverend wesley a swift for several years during the 1930s and 1940s swift was a student and a minister at aimee semple mcpherson's pentecostal foursquare church swift went from leading several los angeles anglo-israelite institutions to founding the anglo-saxon christian congregation later renamed the church of jesus christ–christian in about 1948 which became christian identity's main mouthpiece british israelism and christian identity have both been branded as intrinsicly "racial chauvinist" doctrines but while the jews are protagonists of the apocalypse in british-israelism they are antagonists of the apocalypse in christian identity eschatology christian identity members as well as individuals such as jacob thorkelson and charles ashton perceived british israelism as a platform to "facilitate a jewish monopoly on global power" converserly the british-israel-world federation denounced through the bifw newsletter in january 2007 the rise of antisemitic groups within british-israelist circles in the us