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By Celine Castronuovo - 12/23/20 11:00 AM EST   An online petition to stop the opening of a church by a "whites only" religious organization in a Minnesota town has obtained more than 120,000 signatures as of Wednesday.  The petition comes after the city council of Murdock, Minn., earlier this month approved a conditional permit to allow use of a church building bought by the Asatru Folk Assembly. The Southern Poverty Law Center labels the organization as a “neo-Volkisch hate group” that couches “their bigotry in baseless claims of bloodlines grounding the superiority of one’s...

Minnesota Town Approves Permit For Whites-Only Church And Residents Are Outraged The Asatru Folk Assembly has ties to white supremacist groups. December 22, 2020 at 8:54 pm The leaders of Murdock, Minnesota, are at odds with residents after approving a permit for the Asatru Folk Assembly, a church that said it is only for white people and has longstanding ties to white supremacist groups, according to NBC News.  Community members told NBC News they were outraged that the church has been allowed to settle in Murdock. “I think they thought they could fly under the radar in a small town like...

Norse pagan speaks against Asatru Folk Assembly. Written By: Laura Bainbridge Co-founder of Hrafnarfjall Crystal | 6:00 am, Jan. 9, 2021 × I am co-founder of a Norse Pagan group in Minnesota called Hrafnarfjall. Hrafnarfjall has been around since 2016, and it was founded on principles of inclusivity. All followers of the Old Norse ways, whether called Ásatrú, Norse Pagan, or Heathenry, should share a common concern right now: The Ásatrú Folk Assembly. With the purchase of a church in Murdock, the Ásatrú Folk Assembly have gained some mention of late. Please let me be clear: T...