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Filed in: American Heritage | by Nathanael Bennett | 1:26 PM Feb. 17, 2012
ACLJ and Congressman Rehberg to Defend Jesus Statue
Many of you are aware of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) ridiculous effort to have a 60-year old war memorial in Montana taken down because it depicts Jesus. In fact, over 70,000 of you signed our letter urging the National Forest Service (NFS) to ignore the FFRF and renew the lease for this memorial on Big Mountain. Fortunately, the NFS listened and the lease was appropriately renewed. Predictably, as has become its rather frivolous habit, the FFRF has filed a lawsuit again Continue Reading...
Filed in: Free Speech | by CeCe Heil | 3:20 PM Jan. 31, 2012
Victory: Jesus Statue Remains Because ACLJ Members Spoke Out
In a significant victory for religious liberty, the Flathead National Forest announced today that it would in fact renew the Knights of Columbus special use permit for the display of a statue of Jesus Christ. The statue, which was placed there as a World War II memorial by returning veterans, is located on a 25 foot by 25 foot parcel of land near the top of Chair Two at Whitefish Mountain Resort. The National Forest Service received more than 95,000 comments on the matter; 70,000 of those commen Continue Reading...
Filed in: American Heritage | by Nathanael Bennett | 10:23 AM Jan. 31, 2012
Legislation to Protect the Big Mountain Jesus Statue
Back in October, we brought to your attention yet another crazy attempt by the Freedom From Religion Foundation to eradicate all religious expression from the public sphere. This time the target was a Jesus Statue that is part of a World War II Memorial on Big Mountain in Montana. We engaged immediately and ACLJ members answered the bell in large numbers, with more than 70,000 of you signing a letter calling for the Forest Service to renew the lease in question without a requirement that the st Continue Reading...
