Jesus statue will remain

Forest Service to Jesus: You can stay _ for now.


A mountaintop Jesus statue can stay at a ski resort in the western U.S. state of Montana — for now.
The religious statue, which has been on federal land since 1955, was allowed to remain in place for at least 10 more years after the U.S. Forest Service reversed its eviction order Tuesday. The initial decision came amid heated debate over the separation of church and state as required by the U.S. Constitution.
The agency had faced a firestorm of criticism from religious groups, the state's congressman and residents after it decided last year to boot the Jesus statue from its hillside perch in the trees above Whitefish.
After the agency's about-face, opponents promised a lawsuit within the week. They argue the statue's free placement on federal land is unconstitutional.

The statue has been maintained by the local Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, ever since members that included World War II veterans — inspired by religious monuments they saw while fighting in the mountains of Europe — erected the monument in 1955. The Knights have never been charged for use of the public land.

You can read the whole story at the link above. There is also a picture of the statue.

Originally Posted by AP

"The initial decision came amid heated debate over the separation of church and state as required by the U.S. Constitution.

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There they go again, trotting out the "Big Lie" trying to increase the number of uninformed shriekers who don't know any better.

Go Knights of Columbus!!!

Its not actually separation of state an church is it. Its anti religon and anti-God.
Assume there are secular signs and monuments.
This is a big secular lie. It may be that the Forest organisation decides not to have the statue, in which case Christian citizens might be unhappy, or it may be that it keeps the statue, in which case secularists might be unhappy. But secularists, dont tell Christians that secular is somehow the default.