In God’s Country

Why won’t you visit Estes Park, Colorado? Because of the town’s recall election tomorrow for an agnostic town trustee, David Habecker, who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance because it violates his religious convictions, or because the godless man was allowed to stay in office in the first place? The 7,000-person mountain town wonders about the tourism impact of requiring local pols. to swear allegiance to God.

In God’s Country

Why won’t you visit Estes Park, Colorado? Because of the town’s recall election tomorrow for an agnostic town trustee, David Habecker, who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance because it violates his religious convictions, or because the godless man was allowed to stay in office in the first place? The 7,000-person mountain town wonders about the tourism impact of requiring local pols. to swear allegiance to God.