Shane, Have you ever heard of a French Freezie? Don't make fun of our winter weather. At least most of the snowy places have a line that separates state government from religion.
We have that in Florida too....it's the Orange County line (location of the cities of Orlando and Winter Park). Inside the line you're okay...outside the line, well, welcome to the bible belt! We won't even talk about Dade County (aka Miami).
My boss moved to Florida. NY Jew. She wore a Chai around her neck. Looks vaguely like an animal but actually it's a character of the Hebrew alpahbet.
One of the Bible-thumping rednecks asked her "What kind of cross is that". She told me she was thinking "Good thing my horns and tail were not visible at that moment" OY VEY!