Bio: By Justin Whitaker
Location: Lakeside, MT
Currently belongs to or subscribes to:
ACLU
American Humanists
American Atheists
Skiles "Slant Press" of Anaconda
Free Inquiry
Skeptical Inquirer, etc.
"Only the ACLU and Skiles have chapters or locations in the state of Montana. I tried occasionally to write letters to the editors of Montana and other periodicals but this is highly frustrating. With the current political / cultural climate the outlook for church - state separation looks bleak. I protested to the State Highway Director about the tablet containing a Biblical Psalm south of Polson, was glad to notice last week on our trip to Missoula that it had been removed. Flathead County Courthouse displays a Ten Commandments tablet, to which I objected 20 years ago. If I had a million dollars for legal expenses I would make that a first priority. One other recent concern of mine is the proposal to build a chapel at Montana Tech campus. The Regents' legal counsel considers it to pass constitutional muster, but I would like to challenge that all the way. These are just a few of the local and national violations of church - state separation. We all face an uphill (up mountain) battle!
Hope to hear from you, possibly get together with like-minded individuals soon." - Frank
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