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Montana: Whitefish, others push back against white supremacists
Whitefish, others push back against white supremacists
PETER FRIESEN peter.friesen@missoulian.com Updated 7 hrs ago
Montana's governor and attorney general, its congressional delegation, the mayor of Whitefish, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, more than 50 religious leaders and the Council on American Islamic Relations all asserted – Montana is not and will not become a place that tolerates threats and intimidation by white nationalists.
Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana Attorney General Tim Fox sent a joint letter decrying the recent anti-Semitic language and actions targeting some residents and groups in Whitefish. ... “Rest assured, any demonstration or threat of intimidation against any Montanan’s religious liberty will not be tolerated,” the letter said. “We say to those few who seek to publicize anti-Semitic views that they shall find no safe haven here.”
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Another letter, published Thursday in the Missoulian and signed by 50 religious leaders across the state, asked Montanans to put a lighted menorah in their window, whether real or printed from the Missoulian’s website, and asked for laws to be enacted across the state that prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, ethnicity, race and gender. ... “We urge law enforcement to closely monitor bias incidents and act swiftly to protect our citizens,” the letter, drafted by Rev. Tyler Amundson of Missoula, said. “We encourage our schools to teach tolerance and uphold state and district anti-bullying policies.”
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Love Lives Here, a group that fights discrimination in the Flathead and the Montana Human Rights Network are co-sponsoring the “Love Not Hate” party, which will be held at Jan. 7 at Depot Park.
PETER FRIESEN peter.friesen@missoulian.com Updated 7 hrs ago
Montana's governor and attorney general, its congressional delegation, the mayor of Whitefish, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, more than 50 religious leaders and the Council on American Islamic Relations all asserted – Montana is not and will not become a place that tolerates threats and intimidation by white nationalists.
Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana Attorney General Tim Fox sent a joint letter decrying the recent anti-Semitic language and actions targeting some residents and groups in Whitefish. ... “Rest assured, any demonstration or threat of intimidation against any Montanan’s religious liberty will not be tolerated,” the letter said. “We say to those few who seek to publicize anti-Semitic views that they shall find no safe haven here.”
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Another letter, published Thursday in the Missoulian and signed by 50 religious leaders across the state, asked Montanans to put a lighted menorah in their window, whether real or printed from the Missoulian’s website, and asked for laws to be enacted across the state that prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, ethnicity, race and gender. ... “We urge law enforcement to closely monitor bias incidents and act swiftly to protect our citizens,” the letter, drafted by Rev. Tyler Amundson of Missoula, said. “We encourage our schools to teach tolerance and uphold state and district anti-bullying policies.”
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Love Lives Here, a group that fights discrimination in the Flathead and the Montana Human Rights Network are co-sponsoring the “Love Not Hate” party, which will be held at Jan. 7 at Depot Park.
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