Editing Christian Identity (section)

===Views on racial politics and economics===
The first documents which advocated Christian Identity's views on [[Identity politics|racial politics]] and [[economics]] were written by Howard Rand and [[William J. Cameron]] after the [[Great Depression]]. In 1943, Rand published the article "Digest of the Divine Law" which discussed the political and economic challenges which existed at that time. An excerpt from the article states: "We shall not be able to continue in accord with the old order. Certain groups are already planning an economy of regimentation for our nation; but it will only intensify the suffering and want of the past and bring to our peoples all the evils that will result from such planning by a group of men who are failing to take into consideration the fundamental principles underlying the law of the Lord."{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=202}}

While Rand never formally named the groups which he was specifically referring to, his hatred of Jews, [[racial integration]], and the country's economic state at that time made the direction of his comments obvious. Identifying specific economic problems was not the only goal which Rand had in mind. He began to analyze how these changes could be made to happen through legal changes; thus, making strategic plans to integrate the Bible into [[Law of the United States|American law]] and [[Economy of the United States|economics]]. The first goal was to denounce all man-made laws and replace them with [[Biblical law|laws from the Bible]]. The second goal was to create an economic state which would reflect the teachings of the Bible.{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=203}}

While William Cameron agreed with Rand's initial argument, he specifically focused his writings on changing American economics. One of Cameron's articles, "Divine System of Taxation", spoke of the Bible supporting [[individualism]] and [[social justice]] with regard to economics. He also believed that the government had no right to tax land or other forms of property. In accordance with this doctrine, tax refunds should be applied to family vacation trips or they should be applied to national festivals which are observed by adherents of Christian Identity. Also, for the betterment of the United States' economic future, no interest should be charged on debts which are paid with credit, and no taxes should be collected during the traveling time of goods from a manufacturer to a consumer.{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|pp=205–206}}

The mutual point which Rand and Cameron both agreed upon, was that while they may have disagreed with how the government was operating, neither of them resisted the government's current tax policies. Gordon Kahl was the first CI believer to study the founding principles of Rand and Cameron, and apply them in order to take action against the government. Kahl believed that they were on the right track with regard to what needed to be accomplished in order to change public policies. However, he felt that if no actions were taken against violators, no real changes would be made. In 1967, he stopped paying taxes because he felt he was paying "[[tithe]]s to the [[Synagogue of Satan]]". Kahl killed two federal marshals in 1983. Before he was caught for the murders, Kahl wrote a note in which he said "our nation has fallen into the hands of alien people. ... These enemies of Christ have taken their Jewish [[Communist Manifesto]] and incorporated it into the Statutory Laws of our country and thrown our [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]] and our [[Common law|Christian Common Law]] into the garbage can."{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=206}}