Joe Biden delivers remarks on the soul of the nation, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Independence Square in Philadelphia. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

The American Center for Law and Justice has launched a legal process that demands details about what appears to have been a campaign by Joe Biden’s Department of Education to attack and injure Christian colleges.

The issue is the whether Biden’s bureaucrats singled out Christian schools for “offenses” that were ignored when they happened at secular schools.

“That is precisely why we filed this FOIA request,” the ACLJ reported. “The ACLJ is demanding that the Department of Enforcement produce complete records of its enforcement actions against Virginia institutions, the criteria used to select schools for investigation, the methodology behind its penalty calculations, and the complaint data for every higher education institution in the Commonwealth.”

The team continued, “We want the public record to show – in black and white – whether Christian colleges and universities were subjected to a different, harsher standard of scrutiny than their secular counterparts. The American people deserve to know.”

At issue are allegations of rules violations at various schools.

“The numbers paint a damning picture. A landmark report by the American Principles Project analyzed enforcement data that the DOE was finally compelled to release in 2024 – and what it found should alarm every American who cares about religious freedom. Of the 87 enforcement actions taken by the Office of Enforcement since its relaunch in 2021, approximately 70% were directed against faith-based or career-education schools. Yet these institutions collectively serve fewer than 10% of college students nationwide. Meanwhile, not a single Ivy League institution – not one – faced any enforcement action,” the legal team charged.

“Let that sink in. This is not an isolated incident. It’s a pattern. And patterns demand answers,” the legal team said.

The goal is for the public record to document whether Christian colleges were subjected to a different standard than secular schools.

“Christian universities deserve to be held to the same standards as every other school – not singled out for aggressive investigation and record-breaking fines. When the government weaponizes its enforcement power against institutions of faith, it doesn’t just threaten those schools. It threatens every student who chooses a Christian education because they want their faith and academic formation to be integrated,” the ACLJ warned.

Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh's articles here.