Christians celebrate as JPMorgan Chase dumps controversial payment rules that targeted conservatives

JPMorgan Chase’s decision to reverse a controversial rule targeting conservatives was greeted with joy by Christians.

Using their WePay service, JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, has written off several conservative individuals and non-profit organizations.

WePay banned merchants from using the service for anything related to “social risk issues.”

The bank defined a social risk issue as anything “subject to allegations and consequences related to hate groups, systemic racism, sexual harassment and corporate culture.”

This month, the Alliance for Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative Christian legal advocacy group, found that the clause had been removed from WePay’s terms of service, marking a major victory for the organization.

“Chase has used this policy to discriminate based on viewpoints,” said Jeremy Tedesco, a senior adviser at the ADF. In March, Tedesco testified before Congress about the federal government’s weaponization of Christian groups

In a statement to FoxA spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase said the bank supports all customers, regardless of ideologies or beliefs.

“We serve customers around the world and in every US state, across all industries, religions and political affiliations.”

However, the ADF said JPMorgan Chase had effectively used the WePay service to target certain customers.

“Chase has used this policy to discriminate based on viewpoints,” said Jeremy Tedesco, a senior adviser at the ADF.

“The policy poses a risk to anyone who uses WePay and Chase, America’s largest bank.”

Tedesco further noted that there are millions of people facing this “threat.” [of] is declined or loses payment processing.”

WePay banned merchants from using the service for anything related to “social risk issues.” The bank defined a social risk issue as anything “subject to allegations and consequences related to hate groups, systemic racism, sexual harassment and corporate culture.”

Daniel E. Pinto is the current president of JPMorgan Chase, which has been accused of targeting Christian groups

“It’s significant that they’ve done away with that policy,” he said, before stating that the bank must entrench a policy “not to discriminate against people based on their religious or political views.”

In March, Tedesco testified before Congress about the federal government’s weaponization of Christian groups.

“JPMorgan Chase has written off the Arkansas family council because it was high risk,” Tedesco told committee members.

He then noted that the bank “never provided a credible reason for canceling the account of former U.S. Senator Samuel Brownback’s organization, the National Committee for Religious Freedom.”

Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick protested Chase’s decision to withhold his services from a conservative event

In recent years, Chase and other influential banks have abruptly removed people from their services without even offering their ex-customers an explanation.

“Americans should not have to worry that they could lose access to their bank accounts or payment processing because of their religious and political beliefs,” Tedesco said. Fox.

“We think it is important that Chase has taken this step.”

In 2021, WePay withheld services from a Republican event hosted by the nonprofit Defense of Liberty, featuring Donald Trump Jr.

WePay explained their decision by citing policies against hosting events related to “hate, racial bigotry, or items or activities that encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others in regard to the same.”

After Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick condemned the bank’s action and threatened to reconsider the state’s business relationship with Chase, the company reversed its decision.

“We think it’s important that Chase has taken this step,” Tedesco said of Chase’s decision to change the language of its WePay policy

JPMorgan Chase later admitted that the event “did not violate its terms of service.”

To ensure that private companies adhere to the principles of freedom of expression, the ADF has created a Business Index that evaluates companies based on compliance with their own policies.

According to the ADF, more than 90 percent of companies in the index rely on “divisive concepts like Critical Race Theory in their employee training materials.”

Forty percent of workers surveyed in the 2023 Freedom at Work Survey claimed these policies tend to divide, not unite, colleagues.