Leadership
Ellison was a polygamist who was spent time in federal prison with his 'high priest' Kerry Noble. Robert G. Millar, founder of Elohim City, became one of his spiritual advisers. He was also mentored by Richard Girnt Butler of the Aryan Nations and Robert Miles, founder of The Mountain Church in Cohoctah, Michigan. Both extreme right leaders taught and practiced Christian Identity, a religion found on the FBI watchlist as an 'extremist religion'. Ellison had very close ties to the KKK and the Northern Idaho group Aryan Nations, led by Richard Butler. Miles had a very active prison ministry and newsletter, relating mostly to several violent white Aryan groups, most notably the Aryan Brotherhood. After Ellison was released from prison, he moved to Elohim City, where he married Millar's granddaughter.
Ellison, Noble, and the entire Council of Elders at CSA were very much influenced and mentored by many outside sources. It was this nine-man council that deliberated on the spiritual meaning and direction of CSA activities.
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