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By Cherranda Smith Dec 23, 2020 The Asatru Folk Assembly in Murdock, Minnesota was granted a conditional use permit to open a church there where only white people will be allowed. The Asatru Folk Assembly is a pre-Christian religion that has origins in northern Europe. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the group as a “neo-Volkisch hate group” that expresses “their bigotry in baseless claims of bloodlines grounding the superiority of one’s white identity.” Murdock residents, however, are staunchly opposed to the group opening a church in their town. “I think they thought they could fly under the radar in a small town like this, but we d like to keep the pressure on them,” longtime resident ....
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 a warrior religion of white people , and attracts white supremacists, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ....
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 white identity.” ADVERTISEMENT By Wednesday, a Change.org petition seeking to stop the group from occupying the building in the farming town of 280 people had received approximately 122,300 signatures. ....
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 this, but we’d like to keep the pressure on them. Racism is not welcome here, Peter Kennedy, who resides in the town, told the news outlet. ....
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