The Most Insane Christians

[Doubting Thomas]

I'm more worried about who is the most dangerous rather than who is more of a loon.

Here's a hint: Tim McVeigh subscribed to the Christian Identity movement and often read The Turner Diaries which details a civil war and takeover of the United States by a secret white supremacist group. The book also describes the detonation of a truck bomb at a government building which is probably where he got the idea.

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Although Christian Identity dominated the racist right in the 1970s and 1980s, by the 1990s it was in decline. It faded because of a combination of factors, including more aggressive governmental action, limits to its appeal, and a growing leadership vacuum.

One of the final nails in the coffin for the militia movement, if not the Identity movement, was the afore-mentioned OKC bombing. Many militia members didn't want to be associated with anyone who would indiscriminately kill Americans (including children). Other members were afraid that the government was going to do a widespread crackdown on militia groups, and instead of being steadfast in resisting the government they decided to find another hobby. While many of them might have talked big, it turns out that few really did want to take on the government.