Church identified as hate group granted permit in Minnesota town The mayor of Murdock emphasized that the vote to allow the Asatru Folk Assembly to gather at an abandoned church is simply a matter of zoning. Author: Associated Press, Sharon Yoo, KARE Staff Published: 10:15 AM CST December 10, 2020 Updated: 7:16 PM CST December 10, 2020 MURDOCK, Minn. — The city council in a small Minnesota farming community has anonymously voted to grant a permit that allows a Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group to gather at an abandoned church. The vote Wednesday night came after the council in the Swift County community of Murdock was advised by the city attorney that rejecting the Asatru Folk Assembly’s request could violate its religious rights.