Is it a “financial crime” to allow a conservative Christian to open a bank account?
The very idea sounds absurd, but in the wake of Jan. 6, 2021, the federal agency tasked with protecting the financial system from illicit use endorsed a list of “hate groups” that includes mainstream conservative Christian organizations like Alliance Defending Freedom and the Family Research Council. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network sent a report to banks across the country, a report that uncritically cited the far-left smear factory the Southern Poverty Law Center.