"He was a huge lib, FWIW."
Once back in the 70's my then wife took me to a huge meditation garden near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Blvd. She told me Dennis Weaver had largely built the place. I never checked that out, but I had a hard time connecting Chester, Gunsmoke, and Dodge City to that place. It may have been true. I have no idea what Dennis Weaver's affiliation with that place really was.
It was a stunningly beautiful place - right on the Pacific Ocean.
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple, Pacific Palisades
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/temples/lakeshrine/index.html