Vile enough to be faithful: A pastoral word to Montana

By: Dawn Maurer Skerritt

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 511

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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There are moments when a pastor must speak not because it is comfortable, but because silence would betray the gospel.

I am troubled—deeply troubled—by the rise of anti‑union and anti‑labor sentiment forming here in Great Falls and beyond. This concern is not ideological. It is pastoral. It comes from listening to workers, families, and elders who remember what this community has endured and what it took to survive.

This is not simply about economics. …

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