Fargo father publicly disowns son for joining white nationalists in Charlottesville
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:42 pm
A father in Fargo on Monday publicly and in unvarnished terms disowned his 30-year-old son for apparently being among a gathering of white supremacists that violently clashed with opponents and police over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va., where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is poised to be removed from a public park.
In a letter posted online to the Forum of Fargo, Pearce Tefft said that “I, along with all of his siblings and his entire family, wish to loudly repudiate my son’s vile, hateful and racist rhetoric and actions. We do not know specifically where he learned these beliefs. He did not learn them at home.”
The father went on to declare that “Peter Tefft, my son, is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer. I pray my prodigal son will renounce his hateful beliefs and return home. Then, and only, then will I lay out the feast. ... We do not, never have, and never will, accept his twisted worldview.”
http://www.startribune.com/fargo-father ... 440358443/
Note, not Mapleton
In a letter posted online to the Forum of Fargo, Pearce Tefft said that “I, along with all of his siblings and his entire family, wish to loudly repudiate my son’s vile, hateful and racist rhetoric and actions. We do not know specifically where he learned these beliefs. He did not learn them at home.”
The father went on to declare that “Peter Tefft, my son, is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer. I pray my prodigal son will renounce his hateful beliefs and return home. Then, and only, then will I lay out the feast. ... We do not, never have, and never will, accept his twisted worldview.”
http://www.startribune.com/fargo-father ... 440358443/
Note, not Mapleton
