The Holy Resistance

The Holy Resistance, often abbreviated as THR is a fundamentalist Christian rebel group that is set on toppling the Council of Twelve to install a Theocratic Government. They wish to see the Atlasian Government destroyed due to the crackdown on Free Speech and the introduction of laws that removed loopholes used to proselytise when the United States of America still stood. THR stands firmly against the Atlas Coalition's rollback of old laws and the new laws that change the definitions of Human Rights in Atlas, mainly Atlas' complete and unconditional support for LGBT+.

History
THR was founded in the mid 90s by concerned Christian Groups as they began to lose power in the country. By the time the Atlas Coalition formed, THR was a well-established group. As soon as Atlas introduced the new Atlasian Bill of Rights and set up the newly-formed country's Constitution Act, THR began violently protesting.

Over the course of the African War, THR simmered down and showed respect to Atlasian Soldiers, although they maintained a warped sense of patriotism towards 'the Old America.' It was only after the African War ended that they began their attacks.

Hate crimes, bombings, assassinations, kidnappings and good old fashioned murder became THR's modus operandi. Due to their colossal following, THR was able to handle losses to the efforts of the Atlas Security Force. Their leadership remained in hiding, as they were weak to their leaders being killed as it would destabilize the entire organisation. THR oversaw many ruthless acts of violence before finally ending up on the bad side of the Red Circle.

Kirill Sokolov is a much maligned figure in the Atlasian Resistance, but his actions against THR have been respected by both Atlas and the Resistance alike. He and his allies are responsible for foiling a massive amount of THR attacks and the assassination of one of THR's major leaders. Sokolov sent video evidence to the Atlas Coalition, depicting evidence of the man's horrific acts of █████████ and ████ of ████████. Sokolov can be seen on the video shooting the man several times in his limbs and groin before dragging him off-camera. The man's body was found hanging from the cross in his church, with the remnants of his ████ later being found in his ███████.

Current Day
In current day, THR is still a dominant force in the Atlas Coalition. They are the second largest Resistance Faction, larger than the Adamantine Guard and smaller than the Uprising. They still operate from several unknown bases in the Southern United States, and despite Sokolov crippling their leadership they are still growing exponentially.