. . like I said , the original Klan of the 1800s was more like a 'militia' . . . against negro violence . . .
. . it was , in a way ,'occult' . . they had weird custumes . . .
. . in the early 20th century a film came out , 'Birth Of A Nation' ( 1915 ) , which portrayed the Ku Klux Klan as some kinds of 'noble knights' , saving the south . . .
. . the second era Klan drew hard on that . .
Suddenly it clothed itself in christianity , 'being there to protect civilzed European-Christian USA' . .
The 'Knights Of The Ku Klux Klan' were born . .
Their custumes were taken over from the ancient European 'Nazarenos' or 'Capriotes' , worn at passion-festivals . .
. . 'Christian costumes' . . .
. . the light of the 'shining cross' is supposed to demonstrate the 'light of the messiah' . .