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When the church doors open, only white people will be allowed inside.
That’s the message the Asatru Folk Assembly in Murdock, Minnesota, is sending after being granted a conditional use permit to open a church there and practice its pre-Christian religion that originated in northern Europe.
Murdock council members said they do not support the church but were legally obligated to approve the permit, which they did in a 3-1 decision.
“We were highly advised by our attorney to pass this permit for legal reasons to protect the First Amendment rights," Mayor Craig Kavanagh said. "We knew that if this was going to be denied, we were going to have a legal battle on our hands that could be pretty expensive.”
City Attorney Don Wilcox said it came down to free speech and freedom of religion.
“I think there’s a great deal of sentiment in the town that they don’t want that group there," he said. "You can’t just bar people from practicing whatever religion they want or saying anything they want as long as it doesn’t incite violence.”
After permit approved for whites-only church, small Minnesota town insists it isn't racist
(Score: 2) by Arik on Friday December 25 2020, @05:19AM
It makes sense from a sociopathic point of view.
I don't know, I was taught to do my best to empathize with the opponent, to understand him, before bringing him down.
I have a hard time understanding this one though. Most issues, you bring up the 'conservative' position and if no one else will defend it, and we want a debate, sure, I can do it. Even issues where I am profoundly convinced they are wrong, and dangerously wrong - I can still see some decent points, I could still defend myself in a debate on the subject even if forced to take the 'wrong' point of view.
But this is truly evil. I could go so far as to offer a defense for treating them all the same - all little fish who did what they were told and then were hung out to dry for crimes that were ordered by the chain of command, and for which the chain of command faces no consequences whatsoever.
But singling out the one of the lot who showed remorse and attempted to repent, that's just pure evil.