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In 2011, the Freedom from Religion Foundation noticed a nativity scene erected on the courthouse lawn at Athens, Texas. The foundation wrote to Henderson County seeking the removal of the nativity scene. The request sparked outcry across America, leading to a protest of 5,000 people (in a town with a population of 12,000) who wanted the scene retained. The Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, offered to defend the county if the case was taken to court, and was quoted as saying:  

In 2011, the Freedom from Religion Foundation noticed a nativity scene erected on the courthouse lawn at Athens, Texas. The foundation wrote to Henderson County seeking the removal of the nativity scene. The request sparked outcry across America, leading to a protest of 5,000 people (in a town with a population of 12,000) who wanted the scene retained. The Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, offered to defend the county if the case was taken to court, and was quoted as saying:  

{{cquote|Our message to the atheists is don’t mess with Texas and our Nativity scenes or the Ten Commandments...I want the Freedom From Religion Foundation to know that our office has a history of defending religious displays in this state.<ref>Kerby, R. [http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2011/12/thousands-rally-to-save-texas-nativity.php ''Thousands rally to save Texas nativity''] Beliefnet News, December 24, 2011</ref>}}

{{cquote|Our message to the atheists is don’t mess with Texas and our Nativity scenes or the Ten Commandments...I want the Freedom From Religion Foundation to know that our office has a history of defending religious displays in this state.<ref>Kerby, R. [http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2011/12/thousands-rally-to-save-texas-nativity.php ''Thousands rally to save Texas nativity''] Beliefnet News, December 24, 2011</ref>}}

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