Missoulian - Jesus Statue Supporters Plan 'Occupy Big Mountain' Rally

By Tristan Scott, Missoulian.com

A swell of social media support surfaced this week around a statue of Jesus Christ on Big Mountain as local and national advocates fought to keep the stone figure on federal lands. . . .

The online support was further buoyed Thursday when Pitts was interviewed on the radio show "Jay Sekulow Live." Sekulow serves as chief legal counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative Christian organization founded by Pat Robertson.

According to the ACLJ website, 53,847 people have supported the Big Mountain Jesus statue online, registering as signatories to a letter that will be forwarded to the U.S. Forest Service. . . .

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