{"id":18428,"date":"2023-08-01T10:52:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=18428"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:52:30","slug":"fox-news-quietly-removes-satanic-temple-from-donation-matching-program-after-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/08\/fox-news-quietly-removes-satanic-temple-from-donation-matching-program-after-criticism","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Quietly Removes Satanic Temple From Donation Matching Program After Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18434\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/08\/fox-news-satanic-temple_credit-rafapress-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18434\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/08\/fox-news-satanic-temple_credit-rafapress-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">rafapress \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Up until recently, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox News\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has been considered the go-to news source for conservatives in a field filled with left-leaning news sources like MSNBC and CNN. However, recent scandals such as the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/tucker-carlson-fox-news-firing-b2382987.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">firing of long-time favorite Tucker Carlson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and reports of the company\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/right-wing-critics-target-fox-news-accomodating-transgender-employees-2023-5#:~:text=Under%20the%20workplace%20policy%20for,according%20to%20The%20Daily%20Signal.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">trans-affirming policies<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have left the company on shaky ground with some conservatives, particularly Christians. Rumors abound that Carlson was fired\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/04\/tucker-carlson-fox-news-rupert-murdoch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">due to his faith<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with some speculating that Fox Corp chair Rupert Murdoch disliked Carlson\u2019s religious speech he gave at The Heritage Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox\u2019s<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0standing amongst conservatives is even shakier after\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blaze\u2019s<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Glenn Beck\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/fox-news-employees-lament-matching-donations-to-satanic-temple.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that whistleblowers had informed his Director of Programming, Rikki Ratliff-Feldman, that the company matches donations up to $1,000 to companies such as Planned Parenthood, The Satanic Temple, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC has recently been in a battle with the conservative group Moms for Liberty, which it recently\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/moms-for-liberty-splc-not-hate-group-a9f41819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">labeled as an \u201cextremist\u201d organization<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The report included a screenshot of what appears to be the company\u2019s employee portal, with Planned Parenthood being an option to donate to. The portal described Planned Parenthood as \u201ca respected leader in educating Americans about reproductive and sexual health.\u201d Many Christian conservatives have pushed back against Planned Parenthood as the biggest performer of abortions in the US. Ratliff-Fieldman confirmed that he had watched an employee login and seen the list of questionable charities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One employee, who remained anonymous due to fears of retaliation, stated, \u201cOur business model has turned into \u2018just tell the audience what they want to hear.\u2019 It\u2019s about appeasing and assuaging the audience even though most people in the C-Suite disagree with their audience\u2019s values. It\u2019s manipulative.\u201d <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox News\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">did not respond to requests for comment from\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blaze\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or other news sites, but after outrage from Beck\u2019s expos\u00e9, it was revealed that the company had quietly\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/churchleaders.com\/news\/455804-fox-news-removes-satanic-temple-donation-matching-program.html\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">removed The Satanic Temple<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from its list of matching donation organizations. It had also added The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association after receiving criticism for that group not being on the list while The Satanic Temple was. Lucien Greaves, founder of the Satanic Temple, called the reporting \u201cfear-mongering\u201d in a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/churchleaders.com\/news\/455804-fox-news-removes-satanic-temple-donation-matching-program.html\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tweet response<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cA 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.\u201d It is unclear if Planned Parenthood and The Southern Poverty Law Center remain on the list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Glenn Beck stated that the move showed\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox News<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is not as conservative as it pretends to be. \u201cIt is incredible how far Fox has fallen. Here\u2019s one thing we don\u2019t do: We don\u2019t give money to Planned Parenthood\u2026or The Satanic Temple. We don\u2019t do that,\u201d he said. Despite the criticisms, however,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox News\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">continues to dominate TV networks, with its latest primetime lineup\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedesk.net\/2023\/07\/fox-news-prime-time-ratings-jesse-wattershttps:\/thedesk.net\/2023\/07\/fox-news-prime-time-ratings-jesse-watters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">crushing competitors MSNBC and CNN<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up until recently, Fox News\u00a0has been considered the go-to news source for conservatives in a field filled with left-leaning news sources like MSNBC and CNN. However, recent scandals such as the\u00a0firing of long-time favorite Tucker Carlson\u00a0and reports of the company\u2019s\u00a0trans-affirming policies\u00a0have left the company on shaky ground with some conservatives, particularly Christians. 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