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Repent sinners! SEC rules on false witness over biblical values

Preacher on a pulpit. Book Illustration, undated. Artist Thomas Bewick.
Photo: Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

Or what a recent case against a religiously-inspired investment firm tells us about the future of SEC environmental enforcement.

Violating the commandment not to bear false witness against investors has led to charges against Inspire Investing over claims it would not make investments that went against religious values.

The SEC charged that Inspire misrepresented to investors that it engaged in “biblically responsible investing.” Inspire had promised investors it “would

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