ISSUES – World Church of the Creator

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White Supremacist Is Held in Ordering Judge’s Death
by Jodi Wilgoren (The New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/09/national/09HATE.html (January 8, 2003)

Hate, American Style
by Nicholas D. Kristof (The New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/30/opinion/30KRIS.html (August 30, 2002 )

With the Web, Midwest minister of hate gains a global reach …
by Michael Greenwood (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/12/04/national/HATE04.htm (December 4, 2000)

Racist fliers denounce marriage of Pekin couple
(Peoria Journal Star)
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/local/pjs4645a.html (July 26, 2000)

Matt Hale threats unfounded, parade goes on as planned
by Joseph S. Pete (Indiana Daily Student)
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000706/university-4 (July 6, 2000)

World Church continues to preach white power
by Nicole Berner (Indiana Daily Student)
http://news.excite.com:80/news/uw/000705/politics-77 (July 5, 2000)

Jewish leaders praise court ruling to deny law license to supremacist
by Sid Singer (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
http://jta.virtualjerusalem.com/index.exe?0006286 (June 28, 2000)

Southern Illinois law school grad Hale loses Supreme Court appeal for law license
by David Osbourne (Daily Egyptian)
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000627/university-44 (June 27, 2000)

Civil Rights Group Sues White Supremacist
by Molly McDonough (American Lawyer Media)
http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/stories/A20627-2000Apr5.html (April 6, 2000)

Hale sued over supremacist teachings
by Andy Kravetz (Peoria Journal Star)
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/local/pjs2115a.html (April 5, 2000)

Wounded Pastor Sues White Supremacist
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/04/05/lawsuit0405_01.html (April 5, 2000)

More Than Hale’s Views Might Be In Question
by Bob Van Voris (The National Law Journal)
http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/stories/A15963-2000Feb11.html (February 11, 2000)

White Supremacist Takes Law License Fight to D.C.
by Molly McDonough (American Lawyer Media)
http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/stories/A15875-2000Feb10.html (February 11, 2000)

Desparately seeking angry white females
by Dennis McCafferty (Salon Magazine)
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/14/hate/print.html (October 14, 1999)

East Peoria Takes Steps To Counteract White Supremacists
by Jo Thomas (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/09/27/MN106628.DTL (September 27, 1999)

Armed Volunteers Plan Patrol After Hate Threats
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/28/fliers0728_01.html (July 28, 1999)

White supremacist’s battles with state prove wrong is sometimes right
by Douglas Lee (free!)
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1999/7/23haleryan.asp (July 23, 1999)

Tour to retrace Smith’s rampage
by Joel Eskovitz (Herald-Times)
http://www.hoosiertimes.com/stories/1999/07/21/news.990721_A1_PJR16507.sto (July 21, 1999)

Brothers Charged in Gay Couple’s Slaying
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/20/charged0720_01.html (July 20, 1999)

Illinois Sues Hate Group
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/14/lawsuit0714_01.html (July 14, 1999)

Supremacist Group Probed For Tax Evasion
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/12/group0712_01.html (July 12, 1999)

Letter: Hale Will Not Have Last Word
by James A. Landrith, Jr. (Peoria Journal Star)
http://library.northernlight.com/PG19990715010055960.html?cb=0&sc=0#doc (July 10, 1999)

Suspects in Gay Slayings Eyed in Synagogue Fires
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/10/brothers0710_01.html (July 10, 1999)

Cops: Racist Killer Kept Hate-Filled Journal
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/10/journal0710_01.html (July 10, 1999)

FBI Probes Racist Group in Midwest Shootings
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/09/chicago0709_01.html (July 9, 1999)

Fed up? Sic Hale: Help Haiti
by Phil Luciano (Peoria Journal Star)
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/luciano/pjs8749a.html (July 9, 1999)

Correction
by Pam Adams (Peoria Journal Star)
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/adams/pjs8535a.html (July 8, 1999)

FBI Eyes Link to Hate Shootings, California Fires
by Amy Worden (APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/07/hate0707_01.html (July 7, 1999)

Pekin man arrested for gun sales
by Sharon Woods Harris (Pekin Daily Times)
http://www.pekin.net/times/news/fs0707a.html (July 7, 1999)

Hale calls himself blameless
by Phil Luciano (Peoria Journal Star)
http://www.pjstar.com/frontpage/luciano/pjs9249a.html (July 7, 1999)

Hatred in America
(Chattanooga Times & Free Press)
http://www.timesfreepress.com/1999/JUL/07JUL99/FPEDIT01.html (July 7, 1999)

‘This was his Indepenence Day’
by Mike Gunderson and Julie Westfall (Daily Illini)
http://www.illinimedia.com/di/july_99/july6/news/news01.html (July 6, 1999)

Church denies racial holy war calls for violence
(Associated Press)
http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/99/Jul/06/national/HATE06.htm (July 6, 1999)

White supremacist leader sees loss in only one color
by Stephanie Simon (The Seattle Times)
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/nation-world/html98/chur_19990706.html (July 6, 1999)

Smith had preached hate for several years
(The Seattle Times)
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/nation-world/html98/shot_19990706.html (July 6, 1999)

Group Could Be Linked to Several Hate Crimes
(The Salt Lake Tribune)
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/jul/07061999/nation_w/6222.htm (July 6, 1999)

Student Gunman Had Links With Supremacists
by Joe Carroll (The Irish Times)
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/1999/0706/wor9.htm (July 6, 1999)

Church denies racial holy war calls for violence
(Associated Press)
http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/99/Jul/06/national/HATE06.htm (July 6, 1999)

Troubled Mind: Unanswered Questions Follow Midwest Shooting Spree
by Susan Skiles Luke (Associated Press)
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/chicago_suspect990706.html (July 6, 1999)

Hate-Killing Spree Ends in Suicide
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/05/chicago0705_01.html (July 5, 1999)

Weekend of Terror
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/05/chicago0705_02.html (July 5, 1999)

Suspect touted racist ideas to Indiana student paper
(The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press)
http://www.dallasnews.com/national/0705nat3shtside.htm (July 5, 1999)

Church of World Creator favors white race
(Detroit Free Press/Associated Press)
http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qlatena5.htm (July 5, 1999)

Korean man killed in Indiana as minority shootings continue in Midwest
by Susan Luke (Detroit Free Press/Associated Press)
http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qchsho5.htm (July 5, 1999)

Man sought in spree was a member of white supremacist group
by Christopher Thorne (Detroit Free Press/Associated Press)
http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qhunt5.htm (July 5, 1999)

‘Predator’ Sought in Chicago Shootings
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/04/chicago0704_01.html (July 4, 1999)

White supremacist is denied a law license
by Christopher Thorne (The Bergen Record/Associated Press)
http://www.bergen.com/morenews/racist04199907046.htm (July 4, 1999)

Ex-Northwestern Coach Killed in Chicago Attacks
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/03/byrdsong0703_01.html (July 3, 1999)

One Killed, Six Wounded in Chicago Drivebys
(APBNews)
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/1999/07/03/chicago0703_01.html (July 3, 1999)

Racist fires Dershowitz
(WB 56)
http://www.wb56.com/news/03269906.htm (1999)

What Makes Alan Run?
by Bill Duryea (St. Petersburg Times)
http://www.final-four.com/News/31699/Alive/What_Makes_Alan_Run.html (March 16, 1999)

Denial of law license creates First Amendment martyr
by Douglas Lee (free!)
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1999/3/5hale.asp (March 5, 1999)

Fascism in the name of fighting fascism
by Don Feder (Jewish World Review)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/feder022399.asp (February 23, 1999)

Lawyer with ties to white supremacist group fights for license
(Associated Press)
http://www.courttv.com/national/1999/0209/lawyer_ap.html (February 9, 1999)

Church’s Agenda Not Represetative
by Mark Bay (Indiana Daily Student)
http://idsnews.com/news/120298/opinion/120298agenda.html (December 2, 1998)

Broward neo-Nazi group linked to murder, beatings
by Larry Lebowitz (Sun Sentinel)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/daily/detail/0,1136,7000000000041837,00.html (November 12, 1998)

Interview with Matt Hale
(HateWatch)
http://www.hatewatch.org/wcotc/haleinterview.html (October 13, 1997)

Letter to the Editor: Hale inspires no racial pride
by Michael Krein (Daily Egyptian)
http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring97/022097/krein.html (February 20, 1997)

Letter to the Editor: ‘Reverend’ explains religion
by Matt Hale (Daily Egyptian)
http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall96/111196/hale.html (November 11, 1996)

Racist religion has right to be R.S.O. if membership open
(Daily Egyptian)
http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall96/110696/edit1106.html (November 6, 1996)

Racist religion seeks converts
by Melissa Jakubowski (Daily Egyptian)
http://www.dailyegyptian.com/fall96/110596/racist.html (November 5, 1996)

Hale preaches white pride
by David Rheingold (Pekin Daily Times)
http://www.pekin.net/times/news/past/1996/08/12news.html (August 8, 1996)