What Religious Leaders Are Saying About The NCRF
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York
Bishop Paul Murray
Pentecostal Bishop, Maryland
Rabbi Yaakov Menken
Managing Director, Coalition for Jewish Values
Shaykh Hamza Yusef
President, Zaytuna College
NCRF Media Kit
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Media and Press Announcements
Account Closed: Banks and Businesses Cancel Christians
January 3, 2023 - When the National Committee for Religious Freedom, headed by former U.S. Senator and Religious Freedom Ambassador Sam Brownback, needed a bank account, they went to JPMorgan Chase. After only a few weeks they learned their account had been closed. Continue Reading.
The sinister plot that no one is talking about
October 28, 2022 - When Chase Bank demanded a non-profit to turn over its donor list, guess who is probably lurking in the shadow. Continue Reading.
Wrong Politics? No Bank Account
October 28, 2022 - Are the world’s leading financial institutions competing to see who can suppress speech in the most abusive and creative way? PayPal’s “$2,500 misinformation” and “intolerance” fines were a novel approach to corporate censorship. But JPMorgan Chase Bank might be giving PayPal a run for its money. Continue Reading.
Are banks going woke and canceling religious customers?
October 28, 2022 - Radical cancel culture is one of the most destructive forces in America today. It’s no secret it has infiltrated virtually every sphere of our lives, whether our public schools, colleges, government institutions or corporations. There is an ever-growing number of religious employees and business owners — many whom First Liberty represents and is fighting for — who’ve lost their livelihoods at the hands of this extreme and toxic ideology. Continue Reading.
Pro-Religious Freedom Political Action Committee Says Big Bank ‘Chase-d’ It Away
October 27, 2022 - A pro-religious-freedom political action committee that lost its bank account abruptly is asking individuals and faith-based organizations to share details of their cancellations by financial institutions. “What we want to do is gather these stories and then hand them over to state attorneys general for investigation,” said Rev. Justin Murff, executive director of the National Committee for Religious Freedom, in an interview with the Register. Continue Reading.
Rubio calls out Chase CEO Jamie Dimon over concerns the financial giant is targeting conservatives
October 25, 2022 - Sen. Marco Rubio questioned JPMorgan Chase and Co. CEO Jamie Dimon Tuesday about “politically-motivated de-banking” after the country’s largest banking company terminated the account of a conservative nonprofit. According to the office of the Florida Republican, JPMorgan Chase recently terminated the bank account of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. Continue Reading.
National Committee for Religious Freedom Claims Chase Bank Ignores Requests to Explain Account Shutdown
October 14, 2022 - Continue Reading.
JP Morgan Cancels Religious Nonprofit’s Checking Account, Demands Donor List as Condition for Reconsideration
October 14, 2022 - JPMorgan Chase & Co reportedly canceled the account of a religious nonprofit organization for unexplained reasons, and said it would only reconsider the decision if the group provided its donor list, and a list of political candidates it intended to support… “Religious freedom is a cornerstone of America’s constitutional democracy and was at the heart of America’s founding,” said CCRF founder Sam Brownback in January. Continue Reading.
Chase Bank cancels Kanye West & Christian Organization
October 14, 2022 - Oddly enough, Chase also closed the bank account of a nonpartisan, nonprofit faith-based organization, The National Committee for Religious Freedom (NCRF). Continue Reading.
JPMorgan Chase closes account of religious freedom group, demands donor list: report
October 13, 2022 - JP Morgan Chase has reportedly closed the account of a religious freedom-focused non-profit group and demanded it hand over a list of its donors to secure the account's reinstatement. Continue Reading.
Chase Bank Cancels Nonprofit’s Bank Account: Religious Freedom Is Under Attack in Corporate America’
October 13, 2022 - A former United States ambassador for religious freedom says Chase Bank abruptly closed an account associated with his nonpartisan, faith-based nonprofit organization with little explanation. Continue Reading.
Kanye West Bank Ban is an Indefensible Slippery Slope
October 13, 2022 - JP Morgan recently pulled the same thing with the National Committee for Religious Freedom, before demanding it share its donor list to be reinstated. Continue Reading.
Chase Bank allegedly shutters bank account of religious freedom nonprofit, demands donor list
October 13, 2022 - "We went into a Chase branch in the District of Columbia to open an account, no problem," Brownback said. "Then, several weeks later, I went to put another deposit in the account, and they said, 'Your account has been canceled, we'll be sending your money back to you.'" Continue Reading.
Religious nonprofit group led by former US Amb. Sam Brownback says Chase closed its bank account
October 11, 2022 - 'What happens when they start de-banking pastors and Christian business people?' A nonpartisan, faith-based nonprofit organization led by a former United States Ambassador for religious freedom says its Chase bank account was abruptly closed with little explanation. Continue Reading.
Chase Bank Cancels Nonprofit's Bank Account: 'Religious Freedom Is Under Attack by Corporate America'
October 12, 2022 - According to Sam Brownback, the group's chairman and the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom under the Trump administration, the bank decided to "end their relationship" with NCRF and close the account after only three weeks. Continue Reading.
Account Closures Spark Worry for Religious Groups in Banks Cancellations
October 12, 2022 - Big Tech has been censoring Christian voices for years now, but the early signs of financial cancellations are beginning to make their way into the mainstream. With the successful throttling of certain voices, including a president of the United States, companies aligned with leftist values have tested the waters of closing or fining customer's financial accounts. Continue Reading.
Chase Bank Closes Christian Organization Account
October 12, 2022 - A nonpartisan, nonprofit faith-based organization led by a former United States Ambassador, former US Senator, and Governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback, says its Chase bank account was abruptly closed with little explanation. Continue Reading.
Are big banks chasing away religious organizations?
October 10, 2022 - He referred to religious freedom as a “foundational belief,” but his bank recently decided to close the account of the National Committee for Religious Freedom, a nonpartisan, faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the right of everyone in America to live one's faith freely. Continue Reading.
How Our ‘Woke’ Cultural Marxists Are Building a New Berlin Wall
October 10, 2022 - Testifying before the Senate last month, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon spoke eloquently of what a wonderful country we live in and about the freedoms we enjoy. I am concerned that his bank fails to live up to such lofty ideals. Continue Reading.
BROWNBACK, PERKINS: Religious Intolerance Is on the Rise in the West, and We Must Act
March 14, 2022 - The rise of religious intolerance across the country is something that people of faith should take notice of. The national committee for religious freedom is committed to defending religious freedom for all Americans. Continue Reading.
This New Group Says People of Faith Are Under Attack. Here’s How It Plans to Help Them
January 19, 2022 - After years spent combating religious persecution overseas as part of the Trump administration, former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is setting his sights on related conflict playing out much closer to home….Continue Reading
Brownback Starts Group to Fund Candidates Who Back Religious Freedom
January 18, 2022 - Former Sen. Sam Brownback on Tuesday announced he is leading a multi-faith group of religious leaders in the launch of a new group to support and fund candidates who commit…Continue Reading
Ambassador Sam Brownback Kicks Off National Committee for Religious Freedom Virtual Event
January 18, 2022 - Religious leaders are preparing for the official launch of a new organization to defend religious freedom. The Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) is hosting the “National Committee for Religious Freedom” which aims to support…Continue Reading
A New Committee Launched to Protect Religious Freedoms – EWTN News Nightly
January 18, 2022 - The first amendment guarantees religious freedom to all Americans. Attacks on these liberties continue to increase in the U.S. and also around the world. Now a new effort…Continue Reading
National Committee for Religious Freedom Launch Event
January 18, 2022 - On January 18, 2022 at 12pm EST, Ambassador Sam Brownback and his advisory board colleagues launched the National Committee for Religious Freedom. View the recording of the livestream event.