{"id":2596978,"date":"2026-04-30T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-irs-discriminated-against-christian-groups-doj-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:55:38","slug":"biden-irs-discriminated-against-christian-groups-doj-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-irs-discriminated-against-christian-groups-doj-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden IRS discriminated against Christian groups, DOJ report finds"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-irs-discriminated-against-christian-groups-doj-report-finds%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=2596978&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--><p>The DOJ\u2019s 566-page task force report on anti-Christian bias says the Biden administration\u2019s federal agencies sometimes treated Christian religious beliefs as political activity or restricted Christians\u2019 ability to practice their faith. It cites an IRS decision denying a Christian group tax-exempt status, allegedly because the group\u2019s Bible-based teachings were viewed as closely tied to Republican views; the report also claims the IRS applied the johnson amendment unevenly, investigating some Christian groups while overlooking endorsements by liberal-leaning churches.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond taxes, the report alleges reluctance to extend First Amendment protections to religious conduct-especially in the context of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-marine-corps-commanders-using-form-letter-to-deny-religious-exemptions\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Marine Corps Commanders Using Form Letter to Deny Religious Exemptions\">religious accommodation requests<\/a> were reportedly denied or delayed and some employees faced penalties. It also points to foster care guidance that, according to the report, discouraged placement with Christian foster families not aligned with the administration\u2019s gender identity views, and to education enforcement actions such as large fines against Christian universities.<\/p>\n<p>The report further criticizes law enforcement and public-facing practices, including scrutiny of \u201cradical traditionalist\u201d Catholics by an FBI memo (later disavowed, though the report says leadership reviewed it), more aggressive prosecution of pro-life Christian demonstrators under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, and federal restrictions described as aimed at religious expression (including museum requests to remove religious attire). It concludes that Biden-era policies effectively penalized Christians who acted in accordance with their beliefs, urging agencies to revisit enforcement decisions and revise guidance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-quietly-removes-anti-racism-training-from-website-after-insider-leaks-documents-to-reporter\/\" title=\"Disney Quietly Removes \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training From Website After Insider Leaks Documents To ...er\">ensure equal treatment<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\">IRS<\/a> under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\">Biden administration<\/a> denied tax-exempt status to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\">Christian<\/a> organization after determining that its Bible-based teachings were too closely aligned with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republican<\/a> political views, according to a sweeping new report from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> examining alleged religious bias across the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, former Director Stephen A. Martin of Exempt Organizations, Rulings and Agreements told the organization that its \u201cBible teachings are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates,\u201d concluding that this \u201cdisqualifies you from exemption under IRC Section 501(c)(3).\u201d The rhetoric, laid out in the report\u2019s findings, stands as one of the most direct examples cited of viewpoint-based discrimination tied explicitly to religious groups.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4548648\/doj-mexican-officials-drugs-sinaloa-cartel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US charges 10 Mexican officials with smuggling drugs for Sinaloa Cartel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4548203\/prosecutors-drop-reference-injured-secret-service-agent-trump-assassination-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Prosecutors drop reference to injured Secret Service agent in latest filing amid confusion over Trump assassination case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4547559\/blanche-james-comey-86-47-trump-indictment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Todd Blanche says Trump did not direct DOJ to prosecute Comey a second time<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are seated before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb\/Pool photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report further alleges that the Biden-era IRS failed to apply the Johnson Amendment, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-didnt-care-about-the-hatch-act-until-it-faced-questions-about-hunter-and-cocaine\/\" title=\"Biden White House Ignored Hatch Act, Until Hunter and Cocaine Controversy Arose.\">restricts political activity<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-call-for-answers-from-texas-elections-administrator-over-private-funding-for-elections\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Call For Answers From Texas Elections Administrator Over Private Funding For Elections\">tax-exempt organizations<\/a>, in a viewpoint-neutral manner, \u201cappearing to investigate Christians whose religious values aligned with conservative political views, while appearing to ignore open endorsements of liberal candidates at other churches.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This unbalanced and discriminatory dynamic reflected a broader concern that religious doctrine itself was effectively treated as political activity when it intersected with contentious policy debates, the report adds, raising questions about whether faith-based positions were subjected to a different standard of scrutiny than other forms of expression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Excerpt from a Justice Department report shows the IRS under the Biden administration denied tax-exempt status to a Christian group, stating its \u201cBible teachings are typically affiliated with the [Republican] party and candidates.\u201d (Justice Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The conclusions come from a 566-page report released Thursday by the DOJ\u2019s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, an interagency review launched after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> directed federal officials last year to examine whether prior policies discriminated against Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Across multiple agencies, the report argues that the Biden administration \u201cgenerally tolerated religious beliefs that were privately held\u201d but \u201czealously pursued actions to limit Christians\u2019 ability to act in accordance with their faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the workplace, the report describes what it calls a \u201cgeneral reluctance to extend First Amendment rights to religious-based conduct\u201d during the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. It states that requests for religious accommodations were often \u201csummarily denied or remained pending indefinitely,\u201d leaving employees effectively sidelined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2013 A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The consequences, according to the report, were significant. Federal workers who sought exemptions were \u201cdemoted,\u201d \u201creprimanded,\u201d \u201cdenied pay and benefits,\u201d or even \u201cphysically banned from the office,\u201d while others lost promotions or security clearances.<\/p>\n<p>The report also highlights Biden administration policies affecting foster care and family services, arguing that federal guidance \u201cprevent[ed] foster children from being placed with Christian foster families\u201d that did not fully align with the administration\u2019s views on gender identity. As a result, some families \u201clost their licenses,\u201d in certain cases \u201cdissolving foster families that had been in place for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Education enforcement is another focal point. The report points to actions taken against Christian universities, including a $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University and a $14 million fine against Liberty University. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Excerpt from a Justice Department report shows findings that the Biden administration\u2019s Education Department fined Christian universities tens of millions of dollars, exceeding penalties tied to major sexual abuse scandals. (Justice Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It emphasizes that those penalties \u201cdwarfed\u201d fines issued in connection with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/667995\/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-at-least-30-years\/\">Jerry Sandusky<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-nassar\/\">Larry Nassar<\/a> sexual abuse scandals, framing the disparity as evidence of disproportionate enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement practices also come under scrutiny. The report revisits the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a>\u2019s 2023 Richmond field office memo that examined \u201cradical traditionalist\u201d Catholics, stating that agents \u201cbegan to consider traditional Catholics as potential violent extremists or domestic terrorists\u201d based on their religious views and practices.<\/p>\n<p>The memo was later disavowed by then-FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\">Christopher Wray<\/a> and Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\">Merrick Garland<\/a>, but the report notes that current FBI leadership conducted a \u201cfull deep dive\u201d into the incident. FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> said the bureau ultimately \u201cjettisoned all relationships\u201d with outside groups like the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4538115\/southern-poverty-law-center-fraud-indicted\/\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> that contributed to the analysis, according to the report\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>The report also renews criticism of the Biden administration\u2019s use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, arguing that the DOJ \u201cpursued aggressive prosecutions against non-violent, pro-life, Christian demonstrators\u201d while responding \u201cless aggressively to violent attacks against pregnancy resource centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In public settings, the report describes what it calls efforts to \u201cregulate and suppress religious speech that it did not like.\u201d It cites examples including federally managed museums asking visitors to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/883639\/smithsonian-museum-sued-after-it-kicked-out-catholic-students-who-wore-pro-life-beanies\/\">remove religious attire<\/a> and the denial of permits for religious gatherings on federal land, citing an incident that took place in 2023 at the National Air and Space Museum where a groups of Catholics were asked to remove beanies that contained the phrase \u201cRosary Pro-Life\u201d on them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anti-abortion activists march toward the Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report further alleges that Christians were sidelined in federal outreach. At the Department of Homeland Security, it notes that \u201conly two of sixty-one faith-based engagements involved Christians,\u201d despite Christians making up a majority of religious residents in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Taken together, the report concludes that the Biden administration\u2019s policies \u201cpenalized Christians who lived in accordance with their beliefs\u201d and created a system in which they were \u201cfree only to hold religious beliefs, not act on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4527588\/biden-doj-worked-abortion-groups-track-conservative-activists\/\">BIDEN DOJ WITHHELD EVIDENCE IN FACE ACT TRIALS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the incidents cited in the report were previously reported or litigated during Biden\u2019s presidency. However, the task force frames its findings as a comprehensive review that consolidates those disputes into what it describes as a consistent pattern of bias across federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The report does not impose penalties but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recommends reviewing prior enforcement decisions<\/a> and revising agency guidance to ensure what it calls \u201cequal justice under law for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ report says Biden-era IRS denied a Christian nonprofit tax-exempt status<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2596979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26059037788013.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32502,78851,78850,8362,52735],"class_list":["post-2596978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-administration","tag-christian-groups-2","tag-doj-report","tag-irs","tag-religious-discrimination"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26059037788013.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596978"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596982,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596978\/revisions\/2596982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}