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Biblically responsible investing is a key factor driving American companies away from their DEI efforts.<\/p>\n

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WORDS TOM SAYERS AND SPENCER MACNAUGHTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON\u00a0UNCLOSETED MEDIA<\/a>\u00a0A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On 7 January, Meta introduced a new and watered-down Hateful Conduct Policy<\/a>, which now makes explicit exemptions<\/a> for discrimination aimed at the LGBTQIA+ community. \u201cWe do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality,\u201d the policy states, using an offensive<\/a>, loaded term<\/a> that anti-trans activists frequently use. The LGBTQIA+ community and allies were outraged, with many<\/a> boycotting Facebook and Instagram because of it.<\/p>\n

But for Robert Netzly\u2019s company, the new guidelines were a massive win: \u201cMeta\u2019s decision to end its censorship and divisive DEI policies represents a watershed moment for free expression, corporate responsibility, and faith-based investing,\u201d wrote<\/a> Netzly, the CEO of Inspire Investing, in a blog post a few days after the announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had been engaged with Meta for about eight months \u2026 with a shareholder resolution centred on censorship,\u201d Netzly, who describes himself as a \u201cblood-bought believer by Jesus Christ,\u201d told Uncloseted Media<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI applaud [Meta] for listening. I applaud them for engaging with us and I applaud them for making a good decision,\u201d he says, adding in his blog post that Inspire\u2019s shareholder engagement efforts \u201cwere instrumental in speaking biblical truth to corporate power and contributed to steering Meta toward a more inclusive, free and God-glorifying society.\u201d Meta did not respond to Uncloseted Media<\/em>\u2019s request to view the shareholder resolution, and Inspire Investing declined to share a copy.<\/p>\n

Inspire Investing<\/a>, founded by Netzly in 2015, is one of several financial firms specialising in what\u2019s known as biblically responsible investing (BRI) \u2013 a rapidly growing, socially conservative form of Christian faith-based investing that steers Christians, no matter how well-intentioned they may be, away from investing in companies that support or promote various LGBTQIA+ rights or inclusive policies for the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole idea of biblically responsible investing is a relatively new concept that doesn’t get a lot of attention,\u201d says Kent Saunders, a professor of economics and finance at Anderson University.<\/p>\n

While BRI may be new, this form of investing is a key factor pushing companies to sprint away from<\/a> diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.<\/p>\n

And the industry is booming. Netzly says his company has over $3.2 billion<\/a> of assets under management, up from the $35 million they had eight years ago. \u201cWe’re growing like a weed. And not just us, but many others. So it really is just the beginning of the faith-based investment movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How Biblically Responsible Investing Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Inspire Investing and other BRI firms, like the Biblically Responsible Investing Institute (BRII) and the Timothy Plan, screen companies for various forms of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Depending on the BRI firm, companies can get dinged<\/a> for celebrating Pride Month, for offering benefits to same-sex couples, for having an LGBTQIA+ employee resource group and for covering top or bottom surgery for their trans employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re talking about a company that is comprised of thousands of people with various viewpoints, we can\u2019t take sides in a social issue,\u201d says Netzly. \u201cParticularly in something so deeply important and impactful as marriage, sexuality, relationships [and] gender.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Meta\u2019s new rules, even they aren\u2019t BRI-safe. Among other violations, BRII downranked<\/a> them because of a 2024 video<\/a> posted to LinkedIn captioned, \u201cThis PRIDE month, we\u2019re proud to amplify the voices and stories of our Meta employees who are shaping a more inclusive world.\u201d And Meta isn\u2019t alone: Amazon was down ranked for having an LGBTQ category on its marketplace. In fact, almost half of the S&P 500<\/a> is a no-go for Christian investors because of their so-called LGBTQIA+ activism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they’re doing is demonising an entire community,\u201d says Wendy Via, co-founder and president of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. \u201c[BRI] creates this false equivalency for discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people and people of faith. It’s just not the same. The gay community has worked for years and years to get folks the rights and the protections that they have earned and deserve. And so a company shouldn’t be dinged for being inclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most common reasons a company gets ruled out of BRI is when they have a high score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation\u2019s Corporate Equality Index<\/a> \u2013 a survey that measures workplaces on their LGBTQ policies and practices that is widely recognised as the gold standard metric for whether a company treats their queer employees well.<\/p>\n

But for Inspire Investing, companies who scored \u201can above-average employer rating\u201d on the HRC\u2019s Index are dinged and receive a bad score for their so-called LGBT activism. Meta<\/a>, Pfizer<\/a>, Alphabet<\/a> (Google\u2019s parent company), Microsoft<\/a>, Amazon<\/a> and Apple<\/a> all received the lowest score from Inspire Investing \u2013 a negative 100 \u2013 for \u201cearning an above-average rating from HRC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of corporate America’s abandonment of DEI has involved no longer participating in the HRC\u2019s survey. In the last six months, companies that announced they would no longer participate<\/a> include Harley-Davidson<\/a> and Lowe\u2019s<\/a>. And today, both companies hold positive scores from Inspire Investing, which is only possible when a company has no screening violations related to so-called LGBT activism or other categories they deem anti-Christian.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s many things in the [Index] that are just frankly required legal mandates; you have to do certain things,\u201d says Netzly, who says HRC has \u201cencouraged hate-filled messages towards people of faith.\u201d But when it comes to something like celebrating Pride, Netzly asks, \u201cHas Apple sponsored a Focus on the Family parade? I don\u2019t think they would do that [and] that\u2019s an example of taking sides in an issue.\u201d Focus on the Family is an organization that has advocated<\/a> for conversion therapy. The Southern Poverty Law Center has described them<\/a> as one of a “dozen major groups [which] help drive the religious right’s anti-gay crusade.”<\/p>\n

In an email to Uncloseted Media<\/em>, HRC Spokesperson Jared Todd challenged Netzly\u2019s notion that being pro-LGBTQIA+ means you are anti-Christian. \u201cTwo things are true: Diversity and inclusion efforts are not a zero-sum issue; and LGBTQ+ people of all backgrounds hold jobs that are housed in workplaces across the country. That\u2019s why policies and practices based in DEI, alongside active participation in surveys like the Corporate Equality Index, are so vital to a company\u2019s long-term success in achieving their business goals and ensuring top talent attraction and retention,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n

Despite the recent DEI exodus, Todd noted that this year, HRC surveyed a record-high 1,449 participants \u2013 nearly 5% growth from the previous year. Todd also pointed to data from 2024 that found 60% of people<\/a> say an inclusive work culture with a well-supported diversity program is critical to attracting and retaining them as an employee \u2013 up 9 points from 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the real problem is how these companies are defining Christianity and biblically-based thinking,\u201d Via told Uncloseted Media<\/em>. \u201cThey are viewing Christianity and a biblical worldview in a very narrow way that the majority of Christians do not agree with,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

The Origins of BRI<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cBiblically responsible investing was sort of an evolution from the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement,\u201d says Saunders, who conducted a 2023 study<\/a> exploring BRI. \u201cThis was a faith-based application of [it],\u201d he says, adding that in recent years, BRI firms have separated themselves from ESG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BRI was born in the 1990s when Arthur Ally founded the Timothy Plan. \u201cAt age 52, Mr. Ally was called by God \u2026 to launch America\u2019s first pro-life\/pro-family mutual fund,\u201d reads a brochure<\/a> on their website. When it launched, the firm screened for five core issues: abortion, pornography, alcohol, tobacco and casino gambling. It has since added additional screens<\/a> aimed at the LGBTQIA+ community to<\/a> \u201cpreserve innocence [by] filtering out companies engaged in anti-family activity\u201d and exclude<\/a> \u201ccompanies actively profiting from and normalising the vulnerabilities of \u2026 sexual impurity, or attempting to redefine God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Timothy Plan did not respond to multiple requests for comment.<\/p>\n

When it comes to filters, the Biblically Responsible Investing Institute\u2019s are the strictest, according to Saunders\u2019 research<\/a>. Their sprawling screens<\/a> \u2013 67 in total \u2013 are broken down into 13 categories, including abortion, alcohol, anti-family activity, contraceptives and non-married lifestyles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not hate any person who self-identifies as LGBT,\u201d Stephen duBarry, president of BRII, told Uncloseted Media<\/em> in an email. \u201cWe are taught by Christ that every human being is our neighbour, who we are to love as much as we love ourselves. At the same time, we also believe that LGBT behaviour is sinful, disordered and ultimately self-destructive. We are convinced this is what the Bible teaches, and this is also how a broad consensus of Christians have understood scripture for roughly two millennia. It is precisely because we love our neighbor that we seek to divest from the promotion of all forms of behavior that we believe to be harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saunders\u2019 research found the most commonly violated BRII screen is related to LGBTQ equality which is filed under \u201canti-family activity\u201d and \u201cnon-married lifestyles.\u201d Each filter carries a fixed \u201cfailure period,\u201d ranging from 1 year to 100 years, designating the length of time a company is excluded from BRI investing.<\/p>\n

For example, because Apple<\/a> celebrated pride in 2023 and 2024, they are excluded from BRI for 54 months until at least September 2026. Since they were \u201cone of the first [companies] to offer domestic partner benefits (medical benefits to an employee\u2019s same gender partner),\u201d Apple is excluded for 100 years, lasting from March 17, 2008 until March 2108. Yes, as in the 22nd century.<\/p>\n

DuBarry notes these exclusions could be dropped if Apple were to \u201cmeaningfully address BRII\u2019s concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full list of Apple\u2019s BRII violations is vast. The company received anti-family activity violations for promoting LGBTQIA+ themed podcasts, audiobooks, and TV shows on iTunes and AppleTV. They received a similar violation because of a post<\/a> on X promoting an interview with Scissor Sisters gay pop icon Jake Shears and non-binary musicians Lava La Rue and I. Jordan.<\/p>\n

\u201c[BRI] tries to point out companies that violate human rights \u2026 [but] excludes or prevents companies that are trying to be activists in that area,\u201d says Saunders. \u201cIt certainly could seem to be doing the opposite of what it intends to do in some areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Growth of the Industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since the Timothy Plan launched in 1994, at least six other Christian investment firms have joined the scene. Some of these firms, including Inspire Investing, have their own network of specialised financial advisors who target Christian investors and guide them on how to follow BRI practices. The ability to grow clientele and audience is supported by a media ecosystem that includes TV ads, podcasts<\/a>, videos<\/a>, daily livestream shows<\/a> and books<\/a> that explain why you, a good Christian, should join in.<\/p>\n

One podcast, Christian Financial Perspectives, explains in an episode<\/a> entitled \u201cVoting Christian, But Investing Woke?\u201d that \u201cmillions of conservative Christians are supporting woke agendas through their mutual funds or ETFs.\u201d Host Bob Barber explains that \u201cwe [conservative Christians] want to have a voice not only in the nation, but we want to have a voice in our city, our state, and how our country [is] run.\u201d The goal? Enough control of the country to fight \u201cliberals\u201d who \u201cwant a free reign for the LGBTQIA+.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of like the whole poop in the brownie stories,\u201d says co-host Shawn Peters, resorting to a crude metaphor for why Christians can\u2019t simply take any faith-based approach and must follow BRI. \u201cIf somebody offers you a brownie and they say, \u2018Oh, there\u2019s a little bit of poop in there.\u2019 Well, how much poop is okay in the brownies for you to still eat them? I think most people would say, \u2018Now that I know there\u2019s poop in the brownies, I don\u2019t want to eat them,’\u201d he says, explaining that no matter how small or indirect, a good Christian steward wouldn\u2019t let their money touch companies that support LGBTQIA+ or other screening measures in any way.<\/p>\n

BRI Penetrates All-American Institutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Companies with BRI violations transcend all institutions in American society. UnitedHealth Group<\/a> is ruled out for offering health insurance that covers gender-affirming care for trans people; JP Morgan Chase<\/a> took a hit for its foundation\u2019s contribution to LGBTQIA+ causes like the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance and the Chicago Gay Men\u2019s Chorus; Starbucks<\/a> was wrist slapped for sponsoring Seattle\u2019s PrideFest in 2023; and even Electronic Arts<\/a> \u2013 creator of The Sims \u2013 was dinged for including queer characters in its games.<\/p>\n

Via sees parallels between the world of BRI in investing and the broader goals of right-wing Christianity. \u201cThe Christian nationalist movement in the US is very much trying to break that separation of church and state in our government and they are trying to influence entertainment and media. And now we’re looking at financial institutions. It is alarming that there is such a concentrated effort in all parts of society from a minority of a minority of Christianity,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Like most<\/a> conservative Christian movements, the next biggest issue for BRI is abortion. Companies are ruled out of BRI for offering their employees benefits like insurance that covers abortion and abortion-related travel. For Target and Walmart \u2013 who have both<\/a> recently<\/a> ditched their DEI efforts \u2013 even simply selling the morning-after pill landed them a violation.<\/p>\n

Real-World Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The world of BRI has a real-world impact on the policies of some of America\u2019s largest companies.<\/p>\n

Uncloseted Media<\/em> has obtained four shareholder resolutions from Inspire Investing targeting efforts to curb hate speech and anti-discrimination guidelines dating as far back as 2023 \u2013 including one<\/a> resolution that Apple shareholders rejected<\/a> at their annual meeting on 25 February.<\/p>\n

Uncloseted<\/em> also obtained over 20 letters supporting similar resolutions submitted by Inspire Investing between March and May of last year to many companies that have since curbed their DEI policies, including Walmart, Amazon, Citibank, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase. \u201cWe’ve been in conversations with a number of [companies], you know? Tractor Supply, John Deere, kind of on down the list. Robby Starbuck<\/a> is a part of our coalition,\u201d says Netzly.<\/p>\n

In a resolution<\/a> submitted to Apple, Inspire Investing criticises the company\u2019s policies, stating it supports \u201cnon-profits that are \u2026 actively attacking free speech and religious freedom.\u201d This includes groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit specialising in civil rights and well-known for its hatewatch list<\/a> that flags companies that \u201cmonitor and expose the activities of the American radical right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another resolution<\/a> submitted to Verizon says companies that promote DEI initiatives \u201creplace rich cultural and ideological diversity with a monolithic focus on group identity\u201d and that terms like \u201cmicroaggressions\u201d and \u201chate speech\u201d serve to \u201cpunish certain political and religious views.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where they can\u2019t wield their own shareholder power, Inspire Investing assists outside partners, like the conservative think tanks National Center for Public Policy Research and Bowyer Research, by sending letters of support for resolutions that target DEI policies and so-called viewpoint restriction rules that limit hate speech against marginalised groups.<\/p>\n

In the week leading up to the presidential election, Inspire worked with SPLC-designated anti-LGBTQIA+ hate groups like Alliance Defending Freedom<\/a> \u2013 which has<\/a> voiced support for conversion therapy and has been influential in anti-trans legislation. The two organisations, alongside \u201ca group of influential investors with over $65 billion in assets under management,\u201d worked together<\/a> to send letters to Fortune 1000 companies \u201curging them to avoid or roll back their DEI policies\u201d in response to members of Congress who were asking those companies to \u201cdefend\u201d DEI values.<\/p>\n

Alliance Defending Freedom did not respond to Uncloseted Media<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cDEI has become synonymous with taking sides, and particularly a leftist side, alienating and even oppressing those who have different viewpoints,\u201d Netzly told Uncloseted Media<\/em>. \u201cSome call it reverse discrimination, call it what you will, but that\u2019s what [it has become] in practice,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

The Trump Effect on BRI<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leaders in the BRI space believe the Trump administration will help their industry blossom. Netzly wrote<\/a> in a blog post that \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s 2025 agenda has provided a rare and compelling alignment with the principles of biblically responsible investing.\u201d In just six weeks, \u201cNew leadership at federal agencies \u2026 and other reforms created a legal environment where Christian businesses can flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n

John and David Schneider, hosts of the Queer Money Podcast<\/em>, urge the LGBTQ community to leverage their own financial power. They say the whole goal of BRI is to suck investing dollars from companies that are positive for the community and wield those investments for their own political gains.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that our community doesn\u2019t have that the Christian right has is one thing they coalesce around, right? They coalesce around biblical values and understand how they apply that in their lives,\u201d says David Schneider. \u201cWe\u2019re exactly in the place that the Christian right wants us to be,\u201d he says. \u201cStressed out, spread out and unorganised.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it comes to fighting back; \u201cWe have more power than we think we do. We have been trained to believe that we are powerless,\u201d says John Schneider, urging queer people to think more strategically about their money. While the LGBTQIA+ community doesn\u2019t agree on everything, we do have one thing in common: protecting our rights. And there are plenty of queer people with investments to leverage in support of that \u2013 be it a retirement plan, stocks or simply a college fund or, at the very least, how you spend your money.<\/p>\n

As BRI continues to boom, Netzly believes companies like his will continue to have more influence to use shareholders to push corporate powers away from LGBTQIA+ inclusive social policies.<\/p>\n

Wendy Via of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism says that as the BRI movement grows, intolerance towards the LGBTQIA+ community may increase as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that we’re going to take our society backward and use finances as a way to do it. I mean, I think it’s appalling,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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