Fox News has reportedly removed The Satanic Temple (TST) from “Fox Giving,” an employee donation matching program, following the public revelation that the conservative news organization had been offering contributions to left-leaning causes.
TheBlaze reported that Fox News had been offering to match employee contributions to organizations that promote values contrary to its own earlier this week. Through the program, Fox News matches employee donations of up to $1,000 to an organization of the employee’s choice.
While it is unknown if or how much Fox News has actually donated, Planned Parenthood, the Trevor Project, and The Satanic Temple, were all made eligible for the program.
Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s foremost abortion providers and regularly promotes and celebrates abortion access through public appeals and political lobbying.
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The Trevor Project exists to provide mental health resources to the LGBTQ+ community by encouraging exploration of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Satanic Temple is a secular humanist organization that employs religious imagery to challenge what it describes as Christian supremacy in America.
TST is known for stoking controversy, holding its annual SatanCon event in locations where government officials have denied TST representatives the opportunity to perform the invocation at city council meetings, including Boston and Scottsdale, Arizona.
In the past couple years, TST has also been causing a stir in school districts around the country with its “After School Satan Club” program, which has been presented as an alternative to after school Christian clubs and Bible studies.
TST founder Lucien Greaves has appeared on Fox News several times to spar with Fox News hosts.
After controversy regarding Fox News’ donations swelled, Greaves responded to TheBlaze’s report, tweeting, “A more accurate headline would be that Fox simply employed an app that allows people to give to any charity of their choice, but selling fear to the ignorant at least shows an understanding of your market.”
