Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, emphasized that the U.S. Constitution’s commitment to keeping church and state separate has enabled a rich tapestry of religious diversity, including various Christian denominations, to thrive in the country.

While some critics took to social media to label the DHS’s Christmas message as “unconstitutional” and an inappropriate use of government resources, others defended the messages, expressing that this alignment with Christian values was precisely what they had voted for.

The Washington Post reported that the messages “sharply diverged from the more secular, Santa Claus-and-reindeer style of Christmas messages that have been the norm for government agencies for years.”

People such as Rachel Laser, who serves as the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, also stated that the U.S. Constitution’s “promise of church-state separation has allowed religious diversity — including different denominations of Christianity — to flourish in America”:

“Praise God!” exclaimed one supporter on social media, adding, “I vote for my government to promote the true religion.”

That drew criticism from advocates of a strict separation of church and state.

Those social media posts are “one more example of the Christian Nationalist rhetoric the Trump administration has disseminated since Day One in office,” Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said in a statement. “Our Constitution’s promise of church-state separation has allowed religious diversity — including different denominations of Christianity — to flourish in America.”

While several people took to social media to claim DHS’s Christmas post was “unconstitutional” and an “inappropriate use of official government channels,” others said this is what they had voted for.

“Pretty sure this post is unconstitutional,” one person said.