Editing Christian Identity (section)

== Organizations ==
Rather than being an organized religion, Christian Identity is diverse and decentralized.{{Sfn|Kaplan|1997|p=5}} It is an ideology which is adhered to by a variety of groups. Some of these groups are [[List of Christian denominations#Christian Identitist|churches and congregations]], such as the [[Church of Jesus Christ–Christian]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=63}} [[Church of Israel]],{{Sfn|The Joplin Globe|2001}} [[LaPorte Church of Christ]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=203}} [[Elohim City, Oklahoma|Elohim City]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=269}} [[Kingdom Identity Ministries]],{{Sfn|Quarles|2004|p=60}} and [[The Shepherd's Chapel]]. Others are activist groups and paramilitary organizations such as [[Aryan Nations]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=70}} [[Aryan Republican Army]],{{Sfn|Balleck|2018|p=69}} [[Assembly of Christian Soldiers]], [[Christian Defense League]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=66}} [[The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord]],{{Sfn|Barkun|2014|p=192}} and [[White Patriot Party]].{{Sfn|Balleck|2018|p=226}} Other organizations that are not strictly Identity based, but have members who believe in Identity or have affiliations with believers in Identity are the [[Aryan Freedom Network]] and the [[Posse Comitatus (organization)|Posse Comitatus]].{{Sfn|Quarles|2004|p=78}} Members of the prison gang [[Aryan Brotherhood]] adhere to Identity, but it prioritizes criminal enterprise over ideology.{{Sfn|Atkins|2011|p=155}}