Missoulian - Over 95,000 Send Comments on Big Mountain's Jesus Statue

By Tristan Scott, Missoulian.com

In the past month, Flathead National Forest officials estimate they've received more than 95,000 comments from the public about whether the statue of Jesus Christ on Big Mountain should be removed. . . .

One letter from the American Center for Law and Justice included more than 70,000 names as an attachment. The letter advocated for lease renewal and argued that the statue does not violate the Establishment Clause.

"The statue's history and purpose, its longevity, and its setting all support the conclusion that no reasonable observer could think that renewing the Knights of Columbus' special use permit would be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion," according to the author of the letter, Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the ACLJ, a conservative Christian organization founded by Pat Robertson. . . .

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