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Fort Bragg has representation of the Asatru faith on post, but it’s not the same as a “whites only” group that has picked a former Methodist Church in Linden as a gathering place.  The Asatru Folk Assembly, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as a “hate group,” because of excluding non-white members, purchased the property in Linden.  Sgt. 1st Class David Nix is a distinctive religious group leader for Asatru services at Fort Bragg. Nix did not comment on the Asatru Folk Assembly in Linden, because he has not attended it and is not involved in it. 

Reply(1) The number of active hate groups declined for the second year in a row, but analysts note there are record levels of hate statewide. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified 54 hate groups in Texas — including seven in the capital city — in its annual "Year in Hate and Extremism" report released Monday. According to the report, the total number of active hate groups in the U.S. has declined for the second year in a row, with 838 groups identified in 2020 — an 11 percent drop from the previous year. But researchers caution "...we are still re...

By Victor Omondi Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) in Murdock, Minnesota has recently been accorded a conditional use permit to open a church and practice its pre-Christian religion that originated from northern Europe. The permit gives the church the liberty to not admit black people once it opens its doors. According to Allen Turnage, a member of the church’s board, blacks wouldn’t be allowed into the church because they’re not of “Northern Europe descent.” AFA was granted the permit after a unanimous vote by the town’s officials. The church is turning an abandoned Lutheran Church tha...

Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by... COVID-19 Dec 4, 2020 California federal courts must now revisit whether the state went too far in its COVID-19 restrictions on churches, meaning the state could be forced to ...

Minnesota Mayor Defends Whites-Only Church, Insists Town Isn't Racist On 12/23/20 at 7:35 AM EST A mayor in Minnesota has defended the decision to allow a whites-only religious group to practice at a church, despite anger from locals and anti-racism campaigners. Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) bought the abandoned building in Murdock earlier this year. It has now been granted permission to hold services there after successfully applying for the building to be rezoned from residential use to a place of worship. AFA is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It describes itself as...