In Peterson v. Wilmur Communications, Inc. (E.D.Wis. 2002) 205 F. Supp. 2d 1014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin held, on a summary judgment motion, that the World Church of the Creator, a central tenant of which was white supremacy, was a religion within the meaning of title VII. ( Peterson v. Wilmur Communications, Inc., supra, 205 F. Supp. 2d at pp. 1021-1023.) The plaintiff sincerely believed in the teachings of the church. He considered his beliefs religious and considered the church his religion. The teachings of the church played a central role in the plaintiff's life. He had been a minister of the church for more than three years. He worked at putting the church's teachings into everyday practice. The federal district court judge concluded: "All the evidence conclusively reveals that the teachings of the church are 'religious' in plaintiff's 'own scheme of things.' These beliefs occupy for plaintiff a place in his life parallel to that held by a belief in God for believers in more mainstream theistic religions. Thus, the church 'functions as' religion for plaintiff." ( Id. at pp. 1021-1022.)