Talk:Cross burning

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In 1980 Ronold Reagan made a speach in Philidelphia Mississippi declareing the utost importance of states rights. Andrew Young pointed out the insensitivity of Reagan's making such a speach at the sight of the most infamous tripple murder the Klan ever commited.

Soon afterwards Klan Wizard Wilkinson endorced Reagan saying "The Republican platform reads as if a Klanmen had written it."

Wilkinson especialy like Reagan's lukewarn stance on afermitive action.

Reagan regected this endorsement. Weeks after it had been made.

"The Fiery Cross" page 387

That same year on september 1st Reagan claimed Jimmy Carter chose to open his campain in Tuscumbia Alabama because it "gave birth and is the parent body of the Klu Klux Klan" a lie that Reagan never gave a sincer apology for but used it when confronted with facts to further slander Jimmy Carter.

Soon after Regans lie Wilkinson went one step further and he argued The fact the Klan had been injected into the campain proved "the ideals of the Klan" had risen to high levels. "It's risen to such a high level that the GOP platform parallels our views almost one-hundred percent across the board"

"The Fiery Cross" page 388

In 1985 when Reagan was denied millitary support for the contras in Nicuraga Klansmen rallied to his side. Don Black announced that he had created a 120 man Klan Unit called "The Nathanian Beford Forrest Brigade" with the intention of aiding the contras. Black said the brigade would engage in psychological warfare in Nicuraga to foster anti-government seniment and would provde "a civi action unit to promote a stable economy" The Klan felt that they were acting with Regan's blessing because he had said in October that "traditional" for American volunteers to take such actions in other countries.

"The Fiery Cross" page 398

Religious cross burning, South Africa

A burning cross ritual that has nothing to do with the KKK has gained track in South Africa in recent decades. The cross is usually made of steel and is wrapped in cloth, and set alight at night. A typical cross is 10 metres tall. An example of the ritual is on an isolated beach where the cross can be seen from a great distance, or in the wilderness where there is little light pollution. The ritual is a popular final-day event at Christian religious camps or youth conferences. The burning is accompanied by devotion and prayer, and sometimes also an altar call, and may be preceded by a long march in the dark. In areas with a fire hazard and where electricity is available, the burning cross may be substituted by a cross with electric lights attached to it. I'm not sure if this ritual is also practiced elsewhere. [kruisbrand, page 24] [page 12, attended by young children and their parents]-- leuce (talk) 08:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)