Devil’s Tower, Church vs. State

One man’s rock climb could be another’s cathedral.  23 Native American tribes hold Devils Tower National monument sacred.  In recent years their services have had to compete with noisy climbers.  National Park rangers tried to help, steering climbers away.  Most left.  Frank Sanders did not.  “If it’s going to be closed for one set of people, then we should have another week where its closed to everyone, but Frank Sanders.”  Native Americans have been coming to Devils Tower for 12-thousand years.  Is it protected by the Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom or should the climbers be left alone, exercising their right to keep church and state separate?  The Indians feel there are plenty of places to climb.  Not enough to look up to.