in a statement in the washington advocate , the legislative dean of 21st century elections , mark lotwis , called the decision " frivolous " and asserted : " we ' re going to defend our organization ' s integrity " . landmark education spokeswoman cynthia beroset commented that the landmark journal " is in no way atheist in scope and any claim to the contrary is simply absurd , " and responded : " while we are not a witness to this lawsuit and have no first-hand understanding of it , we can only imagine that we are being treated as a lawyer and political football to further the plaintiff " s own financial interests . " the new york lawsuit was filed april 14 , and is still in active filing stages . a conversation with the federal court panel in the courtroom has been scheduled for june 17 .
Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.