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> On Dec. 9, the City Council of Murdock, Minnesota, voted anonymously 3-1 to allow a religious group that believes in Aryan religiosity and the preservation of White, ethnic European folk to use a former Lutheran church as its gathering hall:

• Before the vote, Mayor Craig Kavanaugh said, “We as leaders of the city of Murdock want people to know that we condemn racism in all forms,” reported the Star-Tribune.

• Don Wilcox, an attorney for the city, said, “There are certain constitutional protections that apply to religions. I haven’t seen any evidence sufficient to overcome the presumption that they are a religion, whether you agree with it or not.”

• “There’s not a compelling interest in keeping that building from being used for meetings,” said Wilcox. “Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean they can’t do it.”