Reverend Chris Peterson v. Wilbur Communications
Lawsuit: 2000 to 2002
Reverend Peterson was an ordained minister with the World Church of the Creator from June 1998. In March 2000, he was
demoted from being a supervisor at Wilbur Communications two days following the appearance of a
lengthy article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that revealed his involvement in the Church as well as
the Church’s belief that nonwhites are biologically inferior to Whites. Reverend Peterson consequently
brought suit in the Spring of 2001 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII makes it
unlawful for an employer to “discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s...religion.”
In June of 2002, Judge Lynn Adelman of the United States District Court acknowledged that Creativity is a valid religion under United States Federal Law.
At the time Reverend Hale stated, “This is a great victory for our
adherents everywhere who wish to freely believe in their religion without worrying about being
demoted or fired from their jobs. We believe that this decision puts employers on notice that we will not
tolerate being discriminated against because of our religious beliefs. We will vigorously prosecute any
attempt to do so and if necessary will build our religious movement financially by divesting anti-White
employers of their assets.”