{"id":1962384,"date":"2023-07-01T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-after-group-demands-she-remove-kids-chalk-cross-from-outside-of-arkansas-governors-mansion\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T20:03:46","slug":"sarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-after-group-demands-she-remove-kids-chalk-cross-from-outside-of-arkansas-governors-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-after-group-demands-she-remove-kids-chalk-cross-from-outside-of-arkansas-governors-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses demand to remove kids&#8217; chalk cross from Arkansas Governor&#8217;s Mansion."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-after-group-demands-she-remove-kids-chalk-cross-from-outside-of-arkansas-governors-mansion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Stands Firm in the Face of Opposition<\/h2>\n<p>Just in time for America\u2019s birthday, Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered a fire-breathing reminder of the role religion plays in the core of what makes America special as she rejected a liberal group\u2019s demand that she remove a chalk drawing of a cross from a walkway outside of the governor\u2019s mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Sanders posted a picture of the cross, which is set against a drawing of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-do-you-want-their-approval-creator-of-the-chosen-shares-how-to-make-hits-without-hollywood\/\" title=\"\u2018Why Do You Want Their Approval?\u2019 Creator Of \u2018The Chosen\u2019 Shares How To Make Hits Without Hollywood\">stained-glass window<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ct-he9SN6Zp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew artwork to welcome people into the Governor\u2019s mansion! So proud of how hard the kids worked and how well their masterpiece turned out!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she\u2019s not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-after-group-demands-she-remove-kids-chalk-cross-from-outside-of-arkansas-governors-mansion\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses demand to remove kids' chalk cross from Arkansas Governor's Mansion.\">removing kids\u2019 sidewalk chalk cross<\/a> at governor\u2019s mansion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHp2EC5Y8F\">https:\/\/t.co\/XHp2EC5Y8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Christian Post (@ChristianPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristianPost\/status\/1675138510397874176?\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That sparked a <a href=\"https:\/\/arktimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AU-Letter-Arkansas-Governors-Mansion-Cross-6.28.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scolding letter<\/a> from the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPromotion of one religion over others through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breyers-departure-could-make-the-supreme-court-more-conservative\/\" title=\"Breyer\u2019s Departure Could Make the Supreme Court More Conservative\">religious display<\/a> at an entrance to the Mansion sends the impermissible message that those who do not share the favored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/southern-baptist-convention-rejects-rick-warrens-attempt-defy-statement-faith-confirms-churchs-expulsion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith<\/a> are unwelcome and will be treated differently,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile you and your family members are free to create and display religious imagery in private areas of your Mansion and its grounds, displaying a cross at an entrance \u2018to welcome people into the Governor\u2019s mansion\u2019 violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution,\u201d the group wrote, calling for the artwork to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders singed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahhuckabee\/status\/1674852170452041740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> with her reply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have received your letter and my answer is no,\u201d Sanders wrote in her post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not erase the beautiful cross my kids drew in chalk on the driveway of the Governor\u2019s Mansion or remove my post on social media, and I will not now or ever hide that I am a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-hands-huge-win-christian-graphic-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Dear @americansunited,<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I have received your letter and my answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>I will not erase the beautiful cross my kids drew in chalk on the driveway of the Governor\u2019s Mansion or remove my post on social media, and I will not now or ever hide that I am a Christian.<\/p>\n<p>My letter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cdt9vJsMUk\">https:\/\/t.co\/cdt9vJsMUk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3pdur4Fdmj\">pic.twitter.com\/3pdur4Fdmj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahHuckabee\/status\/1674852170452041740?\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She attached the letter she sent, in which she said she will not retreat from her beliefs, reminding the group that faith remains an integral part of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not erase the beautiful cross my kids drew in chalk on the driveway of the Governor\u2019s Mansion or remove my post on social media, and I will not now or ever hide that I am a Christian, saved by Christ,\u201d Sanders wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are wrong to claim that our Constitution prevents public officials, let alone their families, from making earnest expressions of religious faith. Our founding documents are riddled with religious language \u2014 stating plainly that the very rights you claim to defend are \u2018endowed by our Creator.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are asking me to ignore that truth and hide a crucial part of my identity and the identity of my kids. That, I will not do,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(I love this woman! She is the best of the best and I wish she was running for Pres!..someday, I hope.)<br \/>\nLibs Demanded Sarah Huckabee Sanders Remove a Cross Drawn by Her Kids. Here\u2019s Her Response. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akVHopwdFL\">https:\/\/t.co\/akVHopwdFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lilnubbers (@littlenubbers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/littlenubbers\/status\/1675147275650363397?\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-cracks-crime-bans-parole-rapists-23-types-felons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House press secretary<\/a> told the group what happens when anyone tries to bully her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Arkansas, we stand up to bullying liberals. We won\u2019t let you power-wash our kids\u2019 chalk drawings off our front steps. We won\u2019t let you tear down Christmas decorations and stomp our traditions into the dirt. We don\u2019t live our lives in fear of strongly worded letters coming down from Washington,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders further bristled at the group\u2019s depiction of people of faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am offended by your implication that just because I am a Christian, I am a bigot. All people, of all faiths, are welcome in our state. All Arkansans are welcome in the Governor\u2019s Mansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all citizens of this same great country \u2014 one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-responds-group-demands-remove-kids-chalk-cross-outside-arkansas-governors-mansion\/\">Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds After Group Demands She Remove Kids&#8217; Chalk Cross from Outside of Arkansas Governor&#8217;s Mansion<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for America&#8217;s birthday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, a Republican, firmly defended the presence of a chalk cross on the walkway outside the governor&#8217;s mansion. 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