Forest Service Will Reconsider Permit For Jesus Statue

The Flathead Beacon reports on the Oct. 21 decision by the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw a decision handed down in August, and instead seek public comment, on reissuing a special use permit to the Knights of Columbus for a statue of Jesus that has since 1953 been located on a 25-by-25-foot piece of land in the Flathead National Forest. Protests after Flathead National Forest Supervisor Chip Weber declared the statue, located near the top of Whitefish Mountain Resort's Chair 2, an inappropriate use of public land led to the reconsideration.