Wed Aug 23, 2023 – 4:40 pm EDTWed Aug 23, 2023 – 6:00 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The “debanking” of conservative Christians has begun in the United States and a targeted charitable organization is now fighting back against what the group’s attorneys are saying is religious discrimination by the second largest bank in the country.
Bank of America (BoA) canceled the accounts of Indigenous Advance Ministries — also known as “World Shine USA” — a conservative Christian charity that partners with Ugandan ministries to provide basic necessities for orphaned and vulnerable children, raise Christian families, and provide vocational skills training and mentorship to college students and young adults.
The group believes it was “debanked” because it is pro-life, opposes same-sex “marriage,” and believes that there are only two genders, yet BoA has denied the group’s assertion, telling the Daily Mail that “religious beliefs are not a factor in any account-closing decision.”
According to the group’s attorneys, “Bank of America may have violated consumer protection laws against unfair and deceptive practices and its own ‘Code of Conduct,’ which specifies that it promotes ‘diversity and inclusion’ with respect to religion, among other categories, and that every
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