A Fox News anchor recently lashed out at atheists and nonbelievers who had requested that Christian plaques be removed from public schools in the state of Texas. News host Ainsley Earhardt said that they “need to understand the culture” in the South.
Earlier this year, Christian plaques at two schools in the Midlothian Independent School District were covered after the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) threatened to take legal action. Parents and students reacted with protest, and the district board voted to uncover the plaques again.
Tiffany Davlin, a protest organizer, told Fox News in an interview that the schools should be able to keep the plaques because a majority of the parents were Christians and approved of them. The FFRF has expressed consideration of moving forward with the lawsuit, but the board declined to discuss the matter at a recent meeting.
Earhardt, a native of South Carolina feels that “growing up in the South, people in Wisconsin, these atheists in other cities need to understand the culture in the South, and how church is a very integral part of our childhood and growing up, and it’s a very important part for the Southern culture.” Those who are against the actions of groups such as the FFRF feel that the secular group is trying to impede on their culture and values.