New documents detail inner workings of Society for American Civic Renewal, group with an emphasis on Christian nationalism
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”.
One expert says that one of the new documents – some previously reported in Talking Points Memo – use biblical references that suggest a preparedness for violent struggle against the current “regime”.
The SACR is a secretive far-right men-only organization with an emphasis on Christian nationalism and a desire to open branches across the US.
No, they were looking for the “holiness” angle. Sacr- is a word root meaning “consecrated” or “holy,” and you see it a LOT in religious texts: sacred, sacrosanct, sacerdotal, etc.
As an ex-christian it was the first thing I saw; it would be sort of a non-secret code that anyone deeply familiar with the linguistics of Christianity would see right off the bat.
The acronym SACR was no accident, unfortunately: they worked for it. Which is to say that they know all the right words but have completely lost the meaning.