Inside America's last whites-only church
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2021
- In rural Minnesota, a fringe Heathen group known as the Asatru Folk Assembly has purchased a local church - and membership is strictly whites-only.
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They worship Nordic, pre-Christian gods and they call themselves a 'folk religion' that only accepts those with northern European ancestry. Their racially exclusive ideology is protected by the first amendment.
Amudalat Ajasa visits the church to understand how it is gaining influence across the country and to meet the anti-racist Heathens fighting back to reclaim their religion.
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CRT is antiwhitism. Which *you* support
If you condemn and criticize only one group of people for bigotry and racism, while excusing the same in-group preferences with everyone else, then it is YOU who is the biggest bigot and racist
That’s not us as a whole and as a Hispanic lesbian I am against that !!! One color that’s all I care about those people are foul .. but liberals ruin us and I’m so happy my fellow Cubans see it
Weird Bill Gates and Rockefeller own a news corporation. Interesting Gates also owns a lab in China where the covid virus was born. What a great guy , so great his wife left him when she heard he was on EPSTEIN ISLAND.
ok, this is not relevant to the topic at hand, but i cringed when the announcer used the word "uncomfortability"--i think she means "discomfort".
Let them take an Ancestry test. It will be fun.
100% sub saharan African. Well shit.
I’m 1/8 Native American and I support people having exclusive temples.
@Manuel 😂😂
@@E8LatticeQuasi-Crystal lol where did I ever claim that I'm native American?
@@adambraun666 haha why are you assuming that me being a mix of Indians or White People or Asians or whatever is somehow offensive? Only mediocre people with really low self-esteem, and zero accomplishments of their own, tend to be all jingoistic about their skin color or race. You don't need to project your insecurities on to me. You can keep it to yourself, thank you.
There’s nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage, but you shouldn’t have to hate another to do it.
There’s no white heritage, because “white” people do not have a shared expierence, what even is white? What about tanned Greeks and Spaniards, they Weren’t considered white for a while up until now, and even Irish ppl weren’t white for a while, what is white what is black, what is Latino, what about a white Latino or a mixed Asian?whiteness is a concept, and every time a white person says they want to celebrate their heritage , it’s usually way of white supremacy bc of the history behind “white heritage”
@@oliviawayne9734 every invention
@@oliviawayne9734 I don't think anyone should be proud of their race, as race isn't supposed to matter.
Jordan Dyer in a world where people have been condemned, discriminated against and killed for their race. Some are allowed to be. We have lives in a continuous society where being any other other than white is deemed as undesirable. Me loving my blackness is not the same as a white American loving theirs.
Slickback most invention you guys didn’t even come up with lol. You piggyback off of poc and slaves work, and turned a profit .
As a European it's weird to see Americans spinning their version on our heritage.
@@HernanDeMonroyCortes Being white doesn't make you European.
@@Nielsfestyes it does
@@mattiasbinotto5358 Cry a bit more but it won't make you European just because you want it. Live here, work here, vote here, learn the language and then you can call yourself a European.
"our heritage" aren't you ppl always complaining about being lumped together as one when Europe is 50 different countries? So unless you 're Nordic, what gives you the right to say "our" over a country/culture that you are not a part of?
@@Nielsfest I am Italian and live in Italy. My point still stand
This isnt a church
its not a christian church to be exact
@@kakakrisabsolutely!
@@kakakris there are no such things as non Christian churches
@@kingdomofthewesternsahara-2588 well language nowadays are turned into their own description... who is going to make a firm status law for that?
@@kakakris Its possible he speaks Norwegian first and isn't familiar with how we use the word. Some people use "church" interchangeably with "place of worship" because in the English language we don't have one word to say "place of worship." Churches in the classical sense are all Christian, but this place of worship isn't Christian in the first place, and disgraces it's claimed origins.
This is not the "last whites-only church" if anything this is the only one that is open about it.
AMEN!!!
Yup there's one that I know of in my small town so I'm sure there's many others.
Like!!!
My town has a Black Church, I can’t believe I didn’t notice how racist they were…
@@JerseyMike6O9 GTFOH, there's no way that church will NOT allow non black members...many white people may just feel uncomfortable being a minority so they don't attend that church...
“do i look like a white supremacist to you?” yes pat, yes you do.
This should be PIN. Dis comment needs more LIKES.
I said the same thing lol
exactly what i was thinking haha
Lmaoooi
💀 I’m not gonna lie… I actually answered him out loud without thinking, in a similar manner so your comment killed me even more than it would have originally.
🤣🤣🤣
misheard "race purity" as "race parody" and that actually seems spot on
Agreed.
I swear the sent a black reporter on purpose😂
Yes, they absolutely did. It was intentional to see how they’d react to her. I don’t think it was something they were trying to be sneaky about.
I'm pretty sure Robert was making a joke.
@@jimevans1112 I'm pretty sure the guardian was too😂
and the least colin kaepernick tone they can get!
Its like the feeling of being the only black kid in history class during slavery talk maximized x10
As an actual Nordic person it was kinda hilarious how that lady was talking about preserving her "heritage" or "culture" or whatever when I highly doubt she's ever even been here or grew up in any such thing. Felt to me like they're doing some sort of a LARP more than anything
Well said. Exactly what I thought.
Exactly
@F A I grew up in a small town in the Deep South with people just like the ones that attend these churches. This isn’t even slightly exaggerated. In fact, the way they’re represented here is a huge understatement.
Exactly. I’m an actual Swede and these people are Americans, period. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being American, but they need to understand they look ridiculous when they claim to be Norwegian, Swedish, any kind of Scandinavian. There is a lot more to being part of a culture than the color of your skin
When Brandy Callahan, the Asatru church spokesperson, said that my thought was...as if a church preserves whiteness. No, but procreation does.
There are some people in the comments saying “but we have Black churches!! What’s wrong !??” Black churches are called like that because most people who attend it are black, not because it’s exclusively black
You're definitely lying. Not sure why their insular little group makes you so shaking with rage.
@@nashbobrigade372 What proof do you have that she's lying? Are you that desperate to look like a victim?
Also, why did you like your own comment?
@@nashbobrigade372 there’s definitely not an exclusively black church. The members may be predominantly black but not because whites can’t come. In fact when they do come they’re welcomed with open arms.
@@misterb3577 They’re replying to every comment, just another attention seeker/troll don’t worry.
@@nashbobrigade372 No one is raging lol
"we are a totally peaceful racist group"
Well they are peaceful. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?
they are peaceful what are you trying to say?
@@40O0😟
@@chainsawmay How could a false statement be helpful?
@@40O0being racist is the opposite of being peaceful
"In 1000 years I want everyone to be blonde with blue eyes." Did he take that quote straight from Mein Kampf?
She asked so many straightforward questions and got such horrible vague answers every time
which question wasnt answered. perhaps i can help.
For real!
@@unitedstatesdepartmentofsa7718 literally the first question she asked was can the nature of the church attract white supremacy and she did not answer that question at all
If they had sent a white interviewer, perhaps the questions would have been answered more fully. I get why they sent this interviewer, but (even with cameras rolling) I knew that they wouldn't be totally willing/engaged to speak about their lifestyle and exclusion practices with someone that they literally exclude.
That's politics in a nutshell 😂
They act like northern Europe doesn’t exist. Like they’re trying to “preserve” a culture that isn’t endangered or native to the region at all.
My question is if they’re so obsessed with their “heritage and culture” as they say they are and are afraid of it being lost in America, why don’t they go back to where their culture originated? All the Scandinavian countries are well developed.
@@whereisbenzo the thing is, this behavior is not really tolerated in Northern Europe…
This was my thought the entire video. White people are not endangered. They are not targeted. They are not oppressed. Like what is going on?
It is endangered and northern Europeans conquered America and have been ruling over it since then.
@@pilo2263 I don’t know if they’d get away with building a church no but plenty of Northern European countries have a number of white supremacy groups, Sweden being one of the leading countries. So whilst it is still prevalent in places I agree that it doesn’t appear to be as tolerated on this level thankfully.
I’d love to see these guys’ reactions to having their DNA analysed to see how their truth tallies with reality
I got my DNA test back and it was very interesting. I'm more English genetically as a Canadian than my nana, who was born there.
Yup. These lines that divide humans are arbitrary and manufactured; all of humanity is one big, glorious, messy hodgepodge, genetically.
Likely goes back to some Celtic/Gaelic/Nordic/Germanic roots, which all share an underlying religion
@@zoyadulzura7490 thats simply not true. My own genetics is a very specific concentration of NW European. The only thing that isn’t is my Basque marker which is
@@noahjones1192probably british empire
This isn't a church, this is a social club!
All religions all you goofball.
Well congregations are social clubs, so there is that.
I can’t stand that they blur their faces. They are active church members and the fact they don’t want their faces shown shows you that they know what they are doing is wrong
No it doesn't. All it proves is that they are likely to receive hate from somebody for whatever reasons.
They openly post their faces to multiple platforms, such dishonesty. Go promote antiwhitism elsewhere
@@TallSilentGuy „for whatever reason“😂 ok buddy
Or maybe they just don’t want to be on tv
@@nashbobrigade372 antiwhitism?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“do I look like a white supremacist to you??” I mean, lowkey yeah
Why? Because he's white?
Yes, he absolutely did! The way he skirted around taking any responsibility and his body language said it all! He also sounded like one!
Antiwhte slur
@@LunaHusky805 Yep. That's how these antiwhite monsters think
@@AntiwhitismIsJealousy Where’s the slur? Supremacist, or the qualifier of “white” before it? Because I think people who literally identify *as* white supremacists would disagree with you. Nevermind that does not at all fit the criteria for being a slur, and you’re demonstrating a clear ignorance of that.
in that community picture, they had a picture of Marvel's Odin 🤣🤣🤣 obviously every serious religious group worship the Marvel cinematic universe
where do you see a picture of marvels oden?
Asatru isn't a church. It's a neo-pagan revival movement based upon the native Nordic, or more specifically Icelandic, folk religion.
tldr 4chaners that touch grass.
@@Doomer9408??
Asatru is not Icelandic lol
Well, there are plenty of black churches around, but the difference is I've never seen a black church turn anyone away because of color because anybody can be a member if they choose to.
Yep...Like Dylan Roof...
I have
Exactly
@@dylankelly2677 oh okay 👍
@TRUMP2020-FOREVER Hey brother
"I don't know why people would be coming to a church for politics." Every church I have been to in the past has always been political and always brought up politics and how you should vote.
Yep. Churches (white and black) have always played a pivotal role in American politics and policymaking.
Not all churches are the same. Not all mosques are the same. Not all synagogues are the same. Yeah, you get where I'm coming from.
@@mhambimusonda But not synagogues, mosques or temples ?
I don't even remember if any of the church sermons I've attended ever about politics, churches should be people's safe space from worldly affairs.
@@blackpowderkun churches were governments b4 governments were a thing. Monarchies are run by the churches. Churches have always been political whether we like or not
I wonder where they draw the line. Are southern Italians "white" enough? Greeks? People from the Balkans? Armenians?
Right…
Those are Southern Europeans so I guess they are not allowed. And me, as a Portuguese I wouldn't be allowed too. And if it's only that and nothing political I'm fine with it (also because I'm not pagan). But I doubt it's only that
there are reasons to why some of those folk can be darker thats why heritage is key
No, no, no and no.
When I was 17, my Dad wanted to go to a holiday event with the Asatru Folk Assembly. I never felt so uncomfortable being there because I am half Turkish.
what’s your race?
@cloudsonora I took a DNA test and posted it on my channel. I suppose I am mixed.
"I don''t know why a person would be coming to a church for politics" oh honey
This is not political, just pure ignorance and weakness
"People call us white supremacists, that's not true. People call us racists, we're not racists."
Cut to the church's founder reciting the "14 words" and talking about literally fighting for his race.
@@dx1450 He's allowed to preserve his people, that's not a problem. Unless you're revealing something about yourself?
@@lemlematta229 Nice projection. Stop being so jealous
She's delusional to a point it's almost funny
I dont really know if sending a black female reporter is the best option here. I feel like if they would’ve sent a white male, the answers would be more straight to the point and clearer. But maybe thats just me
Totally agree, they would be much more sincere.
I feel like the company sent the black woman to make both parties uncomfortable
No, I believe it was best to send this interviewer. It showed the real face of thoes white supremacists. Apart from that, ms. Ajasa did a brilliant job in reporting the situation.
Also, it could be unsafe for her to even be there
Agree
The Norse traveled throughout the British Isles, Western Europe, Russia, the Mediterranean including North Africa and the Middle East. They are known as raiders but were also traders who sometimes became apart of those communities. This group in Murdock obviously didn't do their research or most likely are picking parts of the history that agree with their premise.
Nah, they got the accuracy down pat.
Lies, the Norse were mostly farmers and nothing like what the movies show.
The Norse were a people.
The Vikings were a profession. Adventurers to be precise. Adventure can also mean RBP (r@p3, burn, p11llage).
@@Jorvaskrr Actually, víkingr was a word for RAIDERS and PIRATES... Adventure? Sure, under a certain perspective. The word meant raiders from the sea...
@@santana444 What? the norse were farmers, fishermen, colonizers, soldiers, herders, explorers and ofcourse vikings. The varangian guard were literally scandinavians who had traveled down through the rivers of slavic lands where they served as mercenaries with their own district in the city (after trying to attack the city a couple times.)
Not to mention vikings founding Dublin, sacking of paris, the discovery of greenland, icelandand the americas. Also the fact that the king of england is a DIRECT descendant of Rollo the Walker, a viking who settled in normandy,
this is common in india where entry into temples is often based on race.
Oh wow! I didn't know they did that
caste system is a lot worse than in america with race
@@veronicathevariant6174 yeah, and the reason is super racist. if you are white or black, they won't let you in. then, the justification is that you don't bathe or brush your teeth everyday. so you are too dirty to enter.
@@ak71717and they all look alike! That is crazy
@@user-un6eu5uc5m they don't all look alike. someone from nagaland looks completely different than someone from tamil nadu or maharashtra.
I appreciate her direct approach to the interviews but I can’t imagine how unsettling it must have been to stand in front of people who consider her as being less than. Great journalist!
the guardian is a leftist rag
But at least they were willing to listen and give it a chance. I have respect for both. DO I ookk like a white supremacist? I don't know ? Well done Guardian. For once. I didn't hear n word onxe except in the comments.
@@rogerdavidsmith8942 i dont really see how him looking like a white supremacist is relevant, its his actions that are being called into question not his looks
I don't think they dwell on what others think and have the right to opinion..but the outcome and the respectful conversation. You will not see this anytime soon. Now who's really scared.?? MID TERMS ,2024,AND last night Virgina went red . 1 month after banning death penalty. .. still laughing !!
@@pissiole5654 you couldn't see hate? Let CNN ,MSNBC,TY T get a hold of this. Now do you see the TRAP? This story backed fired big time.
As a white finnish woman I wanna say that our culture isn’t something that needs to be protected in this way. This is an embarrasment and those people most likely don’t even fully understand their hertitage. My culture isn’t about whiteness, blond hair and blue eyes, it’s rooted in something completely else.
EXACTLY, PREACH
It's so important we take away your ability to spit bile over the internet.
@Michael Falk (reporter) what does middle eastern countries have anything to do with her comment your racism is showing
@Michael Falk (reporter) maybe because it ain't their business why would they involve themselves with those countries in the first place
@Michael Falk (reporter) your "truth" is irrelevent to her comment that's why also learn the definition of truth
"do i look like a white supremacies to you?" - yes.
I'm glad people like Topher can celebrate their heritage and encourage others to do the same, while also appreciating the heritage and culture of others. Celebration is beautiful, and it absolutely does not require belittling, shaming, or in any other way putting down anyone else. It's important that groups like the Asatru Community proudly announce and promote inclusivity, because of the rocky histories and shady ties that so often go unannounced. Complacency is complicity.
I sure hope they do a story about Americas Last Black Only Church? Oh wait you cant because theres multiple! Weird how we allow one race to exclude another but call it fringe when that same excluded group does the same back.
ChatGPT right here
Should native American groups be forced to accept Europeans as members?
@oscarstenberg2745 We're not in Europe hoss.
@@oscarstenberg2745 all are welcome to powows- native americans are very welcoming people
As the Scandinavian I am, I am disgusted by these people and how they portray my culture I swear we are not like this. How dare he wear Mjølner around his neck. Heritage is not only genetics (which they probably dont even have) but its also culture which they do NOT have. I apologize on their behalf and im sorry for the people who has to deal with this.
TOP COMMENT, PIN THIS COMMENT.
as an Afro-Scandinavian, this boiled my blood. They might not even be what they claim since it’s been a long time, they are Americans and nothing else. Ps: my dad is Scandinavian and my mom is African.
youre part of the problem
@@spiro4955 explain????
True that
See how explaining your religion to people without being racist is a lot easier if you're actually not racist, while the guy explainig the rally thing he was clearly having a hard time explaining his religion without sounding racist
You literally have zero way of knowing that
Детерминизм это Свобода 🤙 🤙 🤙
But if the religion is inherently and fundamentally racist, it is hard to describe that religion without sounding racist.
@@deendrew36 *discriminatory
@@yomikez you clearly didn’t even watch the video…
Remember: Culture is a gift that you offer others, not a club that you use to injure.
Are you going to do a video on Black Nationalism?
Hun black nationalist don’t obtain power to determine fate.
No such thing
@@Prunejuice928delusional.
Are there any black churches in America that you ca. think of that bar non black people from attendance?
They should get a latin person that has blonde hair and blue eyes and european decent but that doesnt speak that much english and see if they let him join. Itd be interesting
An Argentinian or Italian Latino or German Brazilian or Confederado Brazilian would make their heads explode.
As long as they don’t steal hubcaps after service, it should be fine….
Latin is one of the native tongues of European Peoples.
@@mrs.hancock4124 They mean a Latino person, as in someone from South America or the Spanish speaking countries of the Caribbean
Which were settled by Europeans. Naturally many would still be there and still be genetically European.
When will people understand you can preserve your culture and heritage without the need to exclude others.
EXACTLY OMG
As a natural blonde and blue eyes person these people make me want to want to shave my head and wear brown contacts
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Only If their culture is based on racism they will need to exclude others.
Thats really not true at all
"do i look like a white supremacist to you?" buddy i dont think you want her to answer that question
I always find these groups in our country kind of funny, the moment they mention that they’re all supposed to be of Northern European descent, you’re automatically going to find people from southern Europe, without failure. These people pride themselves on false realities
Anyone that belives this is the "last whites-only church" has never been to the rural South.
Evidently you haven’t actually visited the rural South.
It goes both ways... “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Very true coming from an Alabamian
Or anywhere else in America.
It's Not nonly church's but other places also. I once stopped at a diner in Vidor Texas while traveling from Jacksonville to Houston in 2003. I'll never forget it was all Whites in there and they stared at me and my wife like we weren't shyt the waitress was rude it was so uncomfortable that we left without ordering.
Maybe this is America's only last official whites-only church. The unofficial ones are rampant, however.
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THIS… I came here to say this
Facts
YUP! And they support #45 to this day.
Yall act like black only churches dont exist. Sure, they may act like they want you there. It's religion. Of course they have outdated views.
The Host is amazing. She's showing so much patience for that nonsense
0:20 don't most African Americans also have Northern European heritage?
I suppose being English doesn't count.
I'm Danish, but mostly mixed European, but you can be "non-white" & still have Northern European heritage
Yes but that’s because there were black people in those countries back in the day. I’m black with an Afro and my ancestry said England and Wales along with Cameroon. So that proved black people were always all over.
You can be black and talk properly too, but that's called cherry picking sir.
@@jared19882your profile picture tells me everything I need to know about you 😂
@@kenzieham Haha, whatever you say champ. Facts remain facts regardless though, no offense.
@@jared19882It's not a fact that's an opinion
As a European, it makes me SO uncomfortable to see aspects of my culture and history be used like that to exclude other people and in such a disgusting way. You know, I love history, folklore etc - but not like this! Gross.
My great-great grandparents came from Norway and settled in this area. I eat lefse on Christmas and have rosemaling in my apartment, but I'm American, not Norwegian. There's this weird thing in Minnesota about Norwegian-Americans calling themselves Norwegians even though they've never been to Norway or even met someone from there. That must seem quite silly to actual Europeans.
@@Abby-hb1qq It's the blood!!! if you knew anything about your actual culture and history you would know how important it is. "Norway" is a name on a map invented a politican a couple hundred years ago, the "blood" and your ancestors go back thousands of years. smfh.....
@@Abby-hb1qq as an actual irish person who lives in the north of ireland it’s the exact same with irish americans, they say they’re irish and claim culture they don’t have a right over
@@darnellbiggumsthe9th658 Italian here and the amounts of Americans who know nothing about Italy and its troubled and complicated history but still claim their heritage is astonishing. Like I get it, your great-great-great grandma was from Sicily...at least try to learn something about the culture, language and history that isn’t from some Hollywood-made mafioso film, thank you.
i feel that a portion of white americans with an uncertain family background try to desperately cling on whatever label they can find for some ounce of identity. nothing wrong with acknowledging your heritage but.. the fact that there are people who boldly claim that they are Irish or Italian or whatever when the family records state that they've lived in the states since the dinosaurs is unusual to me, especially since they showcase that heritage in the most stereotypical way. i am not Italian, Irish, french, or even European in general but i doubt that the people in any of those countries twirl their moustaches menacingly, chase leprauchans and say holy canoli
"white culture and nationality is something worth fighting for" literally who are you fighting
They're fighting the same people waging a "war on Christmas"... ie no one.
"We must protect our culture that is currently very heavily studied and referenced, because if we don't, all Scadanavian countries will collapse overnight and we will forget our American heritage!"
"Coincidentally, the only way we can do this is by refusing to allow anyone with a darker skintone than mayonaise to join our white supremacist gr- I mean church!"
Why is it OK for black people to celebrate their culture, Hispanic people to celebrate our culture, but not white people to celebrate theirs? I've seen black people exclude white people many times, isn't that just as racist as the AFA?
@@jesusisc0mings00n3 no
@@jesusisc0mings00n3 yeah? But their "culture" is preserving there race, I don't even know if you could call that culture.
The most ridiculous thing about the AFA is that no ancient Germanic societies based inclusion or exclusion on notions of race or ethnicity, and in the case of legitimate, genuinely exclusive secret societies and ecstatic warrior cults, admission was based solely on three things: battle prowess, wisdom/virtue, and a propensity for intoxicating ecstatic experiences that was genetically inherited by so-called berserkers. Within the genuine elite and secret societies of the ancient Germanic world, admission was based purely on personal merit, while in the surrounding parent society, slaves and freemen alike were often of non-Germanic stock due to population migrations, wars, and trade routes. So although admission into these secret Odinic cults probably had some genetic basis to it, these people probably made up less than one percent of the broader Germanic speaking world, and even then, we're talking about specific genetic predispositions toward certain mentalities, religious experiences, and things like physical fitness, rather than "race." But you still had to do something with what you were born with and prove yourself to be allowed in -- you couldn't just say "yeah my dad is so and so, so let me in." You certainly couldn't be let in just for looking a certain way while doing nothing of worth and being a lazy, arrogant fool.
Meanwhile, almost all of the people in this video have at least some Celtic ancestry from Ireland, Scotland, and England -- maybe even the majority of their ancestry is this rather than Germanic, in fact. They'll come from areas originally very heavily inhabited by the Scotch-Irish, or the WASPs, and then focus solely on that eight percent of their DNA from Norway as a means of justifying their obnoxious LARPing. What's even worse is that, even if they were by some miracle to have nothing but ancestors of Germanic ancestry, with no Celtic or Italic or Slavic influence, etc., they'll still focus on that eight percent from Norway rather than take a broader look at their Germanic ancestry as a whole, not understanding that there are probably no particularly important genetic markers that distinguish their Norwegian ancestors from their German or Anglo-Saxon or Dutch ancestors; they will likely then talk about worshipping "Odin" and traditional Norse clothes and learning phrases in Old Norse, meanwhile totally oblivious to the existence of Wotan or Woden, traditional Anglo-Saxon or Frisian or Frankish clothes, with no interest in learning phrases in Old Frankish, Old Low German, or Old English.
Complete nonsense. These cultures were so estranged from other races that to call someone "black" meant they had dark hair, and even this was conspicuously rare - of course they had no scribbled rule saying whites only! Why do you people have to make up false histories and "logical" deconstructions to erase their legitimacy?
The nordic larping is all very silly, but it's pretty obvious from the language of this video that the controversy is over their "whiteness" - the audacity to want to be around their own people and culture.
Race, no. Race as a concept we have it today didn't even exist. Ethnicity? There the line gets blurrier. Ethnicity as we think of it also didn't exist. I doubt many Germani thought of themselves as such, for example. Instead they were something more akin to tribal peoples, with most coming from extremely small kinship groups into a generic whole united by cultural and genetic similarities. That approaches something like what we think of as ethnicity.
Okay first of all the Vikings were only one Germanic tribe in a huge history and expansion of Germanic tribes. Most people of the modern definition of “white” meet the genetic criteria for AFA admission because the Germanic tribes were all over Europe and most white people have an overwhelming amount of Germanic blood. The British Isles is full of Germanic blood from the Viking invasions of Scotland to the Anglo Saxons and the Normans. Even the non-Germanic “white” ethnicities such as Celts, Romans, Slavs etc. are genetically and culturally not that distant from the Germanic tribes. The difference was mostly in the language and the names of their gods. It’s like the Chinese mixing with the Japanese. Therefore it would make sense for a white American who isn’t necessarily Scandinavian to be accepted over someone who is half Swedish half Nigerian.
The Vikings were only one Germanic tribe in a huge history and expansion of Germanic tribes that practiced the Norse religion. Most people of the modern definition of “white” meet the genetic criteria for AFA admission because the Germanic tribes were all over Europe and most white people have an overwhelming amount of Germanic blood. The British Isles is full of Germanic blood from the Viking invasions of Scotland to the Anglo Saxons and the Normans. Even the non-Germanic “white” ethnicities such as Celts, Romans, Slavs etc. are genetically and culturally not that distant from the Germanic tribes. The difference was mostly in the language and the names of their gods. It’s like the Chinese mixing with the Japanese. Therefore it would make sense for a white American who isn’t necessarily Scandinavian to be accepted over someone who is half Swedish half Nigerian.
"we're not racist.... But we exclude groups of people who aren't of the same race as us,". Yeah, truly not xenophobic, lass.
Kind of like how you can't become an official citizen of Israel without passing a blood test that proves you're of a certain race. Oh wait....
They completely contradict themselves when one person says it is just a religion and not politics, but another says they encourage their people to get involved in politics. And if that woman truly believes religion and politics are separate, she is lying to herself. It has always been a huge part of politics. This host did a wonderful job, I can't imagine how she could have felt.
Well you can say that your religion isn’t politics. But encouraging people to be aware of what is going on doesn’t contradict your statement of religion not being about politics. No matter what they say religion will always be a part of politics. That’s how I see it. But to her her religion isn’t political. But if you want to be informed in what is going on you probably should. I understand what she is saying.
There’s a million black churches... why is this even news
@@corvetteracing4 but they’re not JUST black people tho🤦🏾♀️
There are many Asian and Black Europeans. We're all mixed races. Why does it matter anyone's color, really.
My nephew has European blood and he's black too.
Why keep looking for the differences and perpetuating the mentality.
@@Heyguhh it definitely is what are you talking about
Honestly I was scared for her. I think she was brave for putting herself around those people. It kind of gave me a Get Out vibe.
Those people? Pfffft
You're scared of your own shadow!
You view the real world through movies, how insane. Get out of the antiwhite narrative
Same. Chilling.
@@AntiwhitismIsJealousy there's no antiwhite narrative, only the truth. Living in denial is optional
My problem is that it devolves into hate. You don’t put down others just to lift yourself up and that’s for anyone.
You are free to hate, based on any reason you want, thats how freedom works!
What about any of this video was hateful?
@@johnsmith5028 I didn't see anything hateful in route video 🤷🏻♂️ weird maybe even boring
@@SupraBdub I was just stating a fact, apparently white people getting together in a white groups is hateful, that is not my analogy that is the taboo of our current political, entertainment and societal norms today!
Calling this a "church" is extremely and deliberately dishonest.
Not all religious groups in America are protected. So the fact that this “white only church” is allowed to be is horrid.
The council of my town refused a permit to build a mosque because they believed it was violating “religious freedom”. Even though there’s 5 different Christian churches.
@@caseygreyson4178 What's your town called?
@@jumantewashington8715 Horn Lake, Mississippi.
@@caseygreyson4178 that's awful
@@caseygreyson4178 of course it’s Mississippi
Just because someone says "I'm not a racist!" doesn't mean they are not. Their actions/and the way you treat other people that are not the same race as you determines that!
Mate they’re not racist I mean doesn’t it make sense to you that black ppl shouldn’t really be worshipping Thor and Odin?
Usually people who say "I'm not racist" are the most racist lol
This woman is antiwhyte as are you
@@duineeireannach6588 it makes no sense that anyone would worship any god(s) in the 21st century other than for the pantomime aspect of it
@@duineeireannach6588 You’re speaking of 3 or more generations of Americans, not Africans. Black Americans. These are people with barely any cultural links to ‘African gods and goddesses’, because they aren’t African.
Ask any one of the white individuals in that church group if they’re American, they would say yes. Ask any of the black individuals in this video if they’re American, they would say yes.
All this video is saying is that heritage isn’t a justification for racial segregation, division, and non inclusiveness.
It's really fascinating how radically different different branches of the same religion can be!
bros stomach turned when she walked into the church😭
To the people congratulating her for dealing with racism so professionally don’t seem to understand that she has had her whole life to practice.
+
Exactly this. This is what we do
Yeah but this is a whole ‘nother level
I’m black and I’ve never seen it this bold 🖐🏾😭
so what? it’s still commendable
That's true. However, not many people would actively put themselves in that situation, much less when it is so obvious it could escalate at any given time, so I guess that's why they're congratulating her.
Props to this journalist. Her self control and professionalism needs to be recognized. Thank you for bringing light that these things are still going onnnn.
Yes
Детерминизм это Свобода 🤙 🤙
Yes
No. Stop. Just stop it already.
She clearly wasn’t in any danger whatsoever.
"I will fight for my race"
SIT DOWN, GREAT VALUE TEETER HANGUPS GUY
Bro, Magnus Chase jumped the shark with this one.
I love how she shows that there is still people with Nordic beliefs that don’t support white supremacy
Most of us don't support white supremacy. These people are not true heathen.
Norse pagans don't share any values or believes as these people. Norse pagans aren't white supremacists. Norseman have been culturally diverse for centuries. The reason why people think vikings had dreadlocks was because of black and poc vikings and norseman
white supremacy is a meme, nobody in America is a white supremecist
@@depressiespaghetti9979 I 100% agree
@@irishcream9004 No, no you’re wrong.
Let’s all admire how brave she is. Not only that but she’s so professional even when dealing when racists. I am frustrated just watching this.
Because a group of white people have the courage to only want their race in attendance? Why is white gathering so bothersome?
@@legit3percenter280 please you can’t be serious
@Ronald Isley why would they want that?
@Ronald Isley Be real with yourself. The only reason it's bothersome to anyone is cause it's all white. Any other race wouldn't even be given the time of day, they do it anway.
@Ronald Isley Exactly, the same way white people don't want it either. Nothing wrong with it
What about all other ethnic religions?
White supremacist are so attached to Viking supposed purity, but we know for a fact that these Vikings mixed themselves with people all around the world , they discovered new lands ( and new women) way before the Portuguese for example.
Knw ur choice of words
Well that would explain why this group allows non-nordic whites in their group.
Seems like they're following the tradition pretty closely.
@Uhtred Ragnorson that's false man,viking f*cks everyone they came into contact with,celts,andalusians,slavs,greeks.
People in the ancient world dont have a racial awareness
@Uhtred Ragnorson Viking graves have been found with Arab artifacts and some DNA studies have shown that some Vikings had children with Arabs so it's not as 'white' as you believe.
@@macroxela arab is white
As a genealogist, I'm 100% positive that if I dug into some of these people's ancestry, I wouldn't find only "northern European". I'm white and I know how much white people love to hyper-focus on one of their ancestral lines while ignoring the others - and not necessarily on purpose. White Americans just tend to not know their full ancestry- if they're born to a father with the surname Anderson they'll think they're 100% Scandinavian even though their mother's family came from Italy. You wouldn't believe how many people don't realize that their mothers and grandmothers had maiden names...
Exactly
Study from 2015 (Bryc) shows average American is 98.6 percent European. My Ancestry results came back all European
That’s ridiculous. I don’t know anything about my mom’s family’s background (there are guesses, but they’re just that-guesses) but we know exactly where my dad’s family came from because we know exactly who were the immigrants, and the ones who came the longest ago immigrated in the late 1800s. (I realize this makes it seem like I think you’re ridiculous. I mean those people are ridiculous)
@@nashbobrigade372 so the average American isn't really an American but a Euro?
Waleed Don't be obtuse. Americans are westernkind, the others are paper Americans.
well the thumbnail and the title obviously don't match up
Here are transliterations for runic texts in the video:
6:12 - “Jason Gallagher AFA folk builder”
12:22 - “A curse on the AFA and their teple” (sic)
The runes are from the Elder Futhark alphabet, which was originally used to write Proto-Norse and Old Norse. Nowadays, people often use it to spell out their own language (e.g. English) letter by letter, but the runes were originally sounded out phonetically in a fairly predictable way (as with Spanish or Finnish).
For example, if a literate Viking were to see the word ᚲᚢᚱᛊᛖ (kurse), they would likely pronounce it as something like “KOOR-say” with a rolled “r”, and ᛃᚨᛊᛟᚾ (Jason) would be “YAH-sohn”.
I don’t think it’s wrong for people to use the runes letter by letter, just thought I’d throw in a bit of background info.
Thank you so much! That is so interesting.
information rich! thank you.
All of the members should be made to take a DNA test.
Yeah, that church of "Racial Purity for whites" should take DNA tests are part of membership application to PROVE they Qualify!!! ...............Tsss!!
@Christine R No they don't, stop spreading BS
That would create all kinds of issues.
Well, modern institution required modern quailfications. If they want white only members, its natural to include DNA test. As long as they find confident in what they believe then its fine i guess.
@@Eastahtata Uhhhh, yeah we do. My maternal and paternal family trees have been tracked comprehensively to the 1500s and there's substantial indigenous heritage on my mother's side. My father's side is almost entirely European in origin but there were at least two enslaved African people and one Indigenous person in the tree in the 1700s and 1800s.
If they were true Norse Pagans, they wouldn't be practicing in a church and it wouldn't be every sunday
YEP. They seem confused.
Also they think they ever had to fight for white people’s existence… LOL.
exactly
Religions can be practiced in various ways, there is no rule to it.
It's really the same if you think about. I mean even the name Sunday is pagan in its origin.
@@sabirabdul-lateef5352 OK? Also, the kabaah and ramadhan is pagan
I noticed that people were using “heathen” as a term for non-Christian folk religion. Is that the appropriate term to use? Is Asatru different than a pagan religion?
asatru is a very specific form of heathenry, which is a wide term and encompasses a lot of different folk practices.
fun stuff if you feel like doing a little reading.
Which Synagogue is this?
Pat's reason for complicity is stunning: He infers that he doesn't want to be on the wrong side of white supremacist if there is a race war. If you are not willing to stand against such despicable behavior, you are directly complicit in it's crime. I am European American, and Pat looks like like a racist to me. The Vikings intermarried with people on all of their trade routes, including North Africa.
Not stopping something doesn't make you part of it.
You can't be calling out people racist just because
LoL, most non Whites do not like marriages with other people. I am non White.
They aren't really doing anything though. Like I dont think it being officially white only had any effect. I dont think anyone was dissapointed that they couldn't attend this church. They're alao not spreading any negative notions or ideas about other races. So in essence all they've done is what people of most races do whicn is to stick together especially when it comes to religion.
The vikings were not multiracial. This is a lie.
Quit using slurs. Your support for antiwhitism is unacceptable, let these people have their organization.
I like the part where she struggles with herself to tell the truth after she’s blatantly lied and said they don’t partake in white supremacist behavior despite explicitly denying people access based directly on their race 💀
You're not the smartest are you.
You look like a white supremacist to me.
@@Nick_Lamb How does one ‘look’ like a white supremacist?
@@tiaan7183
Step 1: Exist
Step 2: Be white
@@Nick_Lamb is this sarcasm sorry i genuinely cant tell
Title is very misleading, as the description church does not fit neo-pagan religious congregations. You wouldn't call a synagogue or a mosque congregation or a buddhist temple a church.
15:29 "i need more mead" 😂😂😂 that fits so perfectly lol
As a Nordic person I feel extremely uncomfortable seeing MY heritage being used like this. It disgusts me.
Also as a Nordic person I agree and support my heritage being used like this
You're not Nordic., Stop Lying
@@Disciple4life I’m of Norwegian, danish, German, Scottish heritage I’m pretty Nordic bro
Same, it's gross
For some reason, white Nationalsists always commandeer Nordic symbols and mythology. They use it and corrupt it with their ugliness and hate.
“Do I look like a white supremacist to you?”
Why yes actually, you’re pretty much a dead ringer sir.
My gut response. He makes my (blonde) hair stand on end.
You're antiwhte
Apply this same standard to NFAC and NOI. Reddit brainlet
@@nessaseetah1805 Congratulations on your antiwhitism. You get absolutely zero support for your villainy signaling
My thoughts exactly
People use "nationalism" like its a bad thing. Lol.
It's because usually when someone calls themselves a "nationalist", it isn't true, and they only support one race living in a nation.
It's a blight on Mankind
it's a disease when too radical
Hmm I wonder what the cause of both world wars was!
How many black only churches are there?
Literally zero
@@xXEGPXx Literally thousands
@@xXEGPXx No I’ve been to one
Based off the logic of this church, if you're black person who has Norse ancestry, you're not allowed to be part of the church, but if you're a white person with ancestry exclusively from Southern Europe, you're allowed in
Does anyone else see the contradiction in this? This definitely seems like a racism issue rather than an "preserving heritage" issue
I agree. I think if they focused on the "Norse" instead of the more modern concept of "white", there might be less of an uproar because that really is a distinct culture.
They’re hiding behind freedom of religion to legally insulate themselves from their hateful acts and rhetoric. Other hate groups have done this often in American history, such as the NOI and WBC.
@@HomoUniverzalis southern europeans have significant arab and greek admixtures(which can be said also to some viking groups)
Did you know that some vikings used arabic in their robe and some was assimilated to the greek milleu as varangians? Are these people less norse then?
@@HomoUniverzalis arabs conquered silicy. White is a concept , Greek people are just as dark as people from Turkey or even Lebanon. There's plenty of berbers that would pass as Italians.
@@HomoUniverzalis also admixture of moors with silicians was common at that time despite what you say. Same in andalusia. There is no clean division between white Christian Europeans and POC berbers like you seem to insinuate
What really got me was the guy who said he wanted to preserve his heritage and he gave blue eyes/blonde hair as examples…heritage is about where your family is from…not your physical features…if I had a baby with a non-White man, our baby would still have both of our heritages, regardless of what our baby looked like…also, it’s hilarious that they allow non-Nordic ppl into the church that exclusively worships Nordic gods…the irony was not lost on me when they stressed how important the connection between their heritage and religion was…
cant we just get along without killing each other, their leader is a hypocrite
Plus there are plenty of Scandinavians (not even immigrants or children of immigrants) with brown hair and brown eyes, they may be a minority but they exist!
@@aragorn1780 My husband’s mom was half-Swedish and half Danish (as in her parents were FOB, not just claiming to be) His mom had green eyes and brown hair. His grandmother (the Dane) had brown hair, and her brother who died in WW2 did, too (I wasn’t there, obvs, but each time I visited she’d show me his pictures). My husband has blonde hair and blue eyes, but that’s cause they’re recessive genes. We don’t know much about his Swedish grandfather cause his grandmother hated him and he died in the ‘50s, but anyhow, what makes my husband part Danish is being raised with klejner and leverpostej and glogg and being told stories about the Xmas goblin, and the little handmade heart ornaments on the Christmas tree, and saying “skull” when you toast (I might’ve spelled that wrong, but it’s how it’s pronounced), etc. not his features. 🤦🏻♀️
I think most south Europeans wouldn't be allowed there by the looks, as ppl from Spain, Portugal, and the balkans have much rarker skin color
ethnicity, culture, and heritage are closely related. That is how it was in most of the world until "migrant" countries like USA was created. Nordic culture and heritage were created and followed by nordic people who all had the blue eyes/blonde hair look. Same for Japanese culture, various Indian cultures, etc
Amudalat did such an amazing job in all these interviews. It must have been SO hard and effected her after. It’s important for us to all know these stories, I hope she’s okay though. Much love, Amudalat!!!
"We're not racist." Lady, you're the very definition of racism!
I'm a norse pagan. Most of us do not support racism or the AFA. Anyone can worship the gods.
thank you, youre a good person
No Frith with Fascists ✊
I am Norse as well.
Norse history/religion has always been open and inviting, that’s why I as a black women, enjoy learning about it
“When you see evil call it evil, and give your enemies no frith”
Growing up, I was raised with very strong anti-racist parents. My dad chose to settle in and raise his family in my home town, in part because it was one of the most integrated city in the US in 1968. When I was a little kid, I didn't understand the racially segregated neighborhoods I saw on TV or heard about in school. To me it was something that was in the past, not something that was around now (in the 70's and 80's) I had black neighbors and black friends.
I was invited by one of my black friends to attend his church. He was Baptist and even though I was the only white person there I saw nothing but welcoming warmth from everyone.
It was shocking because I came from a very reverent Mormon church where things were subdued and calm. Frankly, I loved his church because it was fun. Even now, I still love black gospel music even though I'm atheist now.
I just can't imagine living life without a racially diverse friend group. I also believe that this country will never be free until we realize King's Dream. When a man is judged by the character of his heart and not the color of his skin. When children can play together without considering the color of their skin.
People who talk about racial purity are forgetting, there is just one race. Humans.
that sounds awful
@@waggish4999 why? It was pretty cool.
I became very surprised when I read the third paragraph you wrote.
@@erictaylor5462 gross
@@waggish4999 What is gross?
1:15 you KNOW if it was the other way around, it would be celebrated, not called foul. Such a double standard....
What is the name of the church?
This isn't a church, the title is a clickbait.
This church might be the only ones to publicly announce their philosophy, but they are NOT the only ones, I'm sure.
All up and down the south
The only thing that's different is that they make it official.
True.
They aren’t. Go to Arkansas, Kansas and a lot of towns in Quebec, they still have whites only churches.
@@dylantennant6594 this is not a church its a pagan temple
Funny thing is, if they go to Norway they would be laughed at
I dont see why that matters. People are free to believe whatever they wish. Besides, Folk Asatru is a recognized religion in many places in Europe, especially Nordic countries like Iceland.
@@unitedstatesdepartmentofsa7718 Yes, but this AFA is a WS version of that ancient faith. It's not the same as Norse paganism.
@@unitedstatesdepartmentofsa7718 not the racism, they won’t
This why they feel the need to preserve it
@@andrewprahst2529 But if they want to preserve it, they should look at what culture is in modern Nordic countries they share ancestry with.
So it’s okay for non whites/non Europeans to preserve their traditions, but it’s not okay for Europeans to preserve theirs?
How do you preserve a tradition by banning other people from practicing it?
What traditions are those? Racism?
@@NanakiRowanblack people closed off there traditions why can’t white
So presumably it may require the RGB value of the face to enter the venue. I think they need some guideline which includes the range of the color value. The RGB decimal of the colour would be 255, 255, 255, however, realistically there needs some boundary to divide the colors. Panton has the technology to address it.
One can "look like a racist" not only by their skin colour. Words are powerful! Thank you for staring this issue right in the face.
What do u mean not only by their skin color, racists come in all colors shapes and sizes. Famous racists include al sharpton, George wallace Joe Biden, Maxine waters, Che Guevara, so u cant just say only whites are racist.
@@gdiaz8827 I said "NOT only by their skin colour" I'm meaning also by their language like the one guy in the video who said, "do I look like a racist?" Words also give us away.
@@kb9847 true words do sometimes give an indication of character but that question is not enough. Does he subscribe to that church's teachings? It appears to me the video wants to crucify him just because he granted a use permit to a fringe and racist church, buts its not the role of government to approve a religion's teachings.
How brave and noble, she harassed a group of people to write a hitpiece. Which she would never do for any other race
So his skin-colour is racist being White?? Is that not a racist statement?
It's not a church. Heathens don't have churches. Misleading title
@Angele they say temple not church
Love this answer 🙏
@@lllIIIlllIIIIllll the church of Scientology would disagree with you.
Errr..."Temple"...
@@lllIIIlllIIIIllll It really doesn't matter that much what they call their place of worship... It's just a word. They can call it a "church," and everyone will still know that they aren't Christian. There's no confusion about it.
11:43 HE WIPED HIS HAND AFTER SHAKING HERS
Unfortunately I feel like preserving heritage/culture will always have racist/exclusionary undertones. The people of the world were separated by industrialization so “heritage/culture” was always practiced by one group. Unless you want to redefine celebrating heritage/culture as not being a specific race/nationality things (ie someone can be chinese but is ethnically white).
I think this is an interesting topic because I know as a native Filipino (and who’s generally surrounded by other immigrants) living in the states there’s tension between first gen and second gen. It’s not bad but first gens always talk about how “white-washed” second gens are. Then there’s just dismissive comments made by first gens if a second gen doesn’t know how to speak the language. I think this is an acceptance issue, so once we’re comfortable of including other heritages to help practice a certain culture it’ll always be hard.
I’m not a sociologist btw, but these are what I noticed and my 2 cents.
It’s not a church if people are being rejected
I'm not religious but this is the nicest thing I'll read in a while. x
Unless the person being rejected has no interest in the religion beyond trying to end it... Would you approve of a member of the EDL going to a mosque if their only interest is to criticise and try to offend people to provoke a response?
@@legendaryhamster2027
Most religious places, even those tied to ethnicity, allow "outsiders" to attend and witness, to some extent, the religion being practised there.
The "religion" in this video does not.
yea that's a heathen temple for the old north gods it seems
You need to say that to my old church hahaha
"I don't see why people would go to church for politics"
White evangelicals enter the chat
"Church"? Says who? This is pagan worship. The Guardian's use of the word "Church" is click bait that attempts deceive the weak-minded with smears about Christian Churches and the USA as being racist. Shame on you Guardian. Even THEY call themselves "Asatru Folk ASSEMBLY." Even THEY don't describe themselves as a "Church." Which they aren't. Which makes the Guardian LIARS! Second: Also, it isn't a "Whites-only" Assembly...another label from the pre-civil-rights era that the dishonest Guardian is trying to LIE about. I'm white of Greek ancestry...I'm not welcome. Why? Because I'm not descended from Nordic People. So it's not "White only" it is Nordic Descendants Only. LIARS. Finally: Freedom of Assembly in the USA means you can assemble with whoever you want. Norse Gods, Norse descendent worshipers only. So? That's their right. So, the Guardian are LIARS and these Americans are exercising their right of free assembly. Now, if you want to see segregationist racism in action in the USA Today? You need to look to Ivy League campuses where African American students exclude whites from their dormitories, clubs, and associations. One even had a "white free day" where white students were forced off campus. Yep. Look it up. Black supremacy is the only institutionalized racism left in the USA. There's your story, Guardian.
@@lawrenceallen8096 yeah too bad actual church is much worst than this!
I rolled my eyes, and laughed, so hard
@@Brokenstarz55 "white" evangelicals. Are you anti racist or not just an Anti Christian?.
@@letter5330 I'm anti human thanks for asking
I am really white. and not just white, but WHITE.
70% English, 12.5 Polish, 12.5Scottish, rest being Swede, Irish and Welsh. My ancestors came on the Mayflower. Founded several of the early Connecticut towns and cities.
I am proud of that. Yes I know about the bad stuff. not proud of that part, but they helped start my country
Are we going to pretend there isn't obviously Black Only Churches?