Microsoft built its empire by claiming to champion inclusion for everyone.
But Florida's Attorney General just exposed the ugly truth behind their policies.
And Microsoft got caught doing something in Florida that put Christian groups in their crosshairs.
Big Tech's discrimination playbook exposed
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a blistering letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week accusing the tech giant of "unlawful religious discrimination" against Christian organizations.¹
The charges are serious and backed by documented evidence.
Over the past several years, Christian schools, churches, nonprofits, and pregnancy resource centers across Florida and the nation have been systematically denied access to Microsoft's nonprofit discount program.²
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While Microsoft's glossy marketing materials promise an "inclusive environment that is welcoming and free from discrimination," Uthmeier says the company has been quietly running a religious litmus test to determine who qualifies for discounted software.³
Many Christian organizations received vague rejection notices claiming they fell outside the "philanthropic scope" of Microsoft's program.
Others got told they don't offer "full women's health services" — corporate speak for not providing abortions.⁴
"If Microsoft is pro-abortion and hostile to the pro-life community, then make that position plain," Uthmeier wrote. "Don't hide anti-life and anti-Christian biases behind a mellifluous nondiscrimination policy that suggests an all-comers policy to the nonprofit community."⁵
The Attorney General accused Microsoft of "discriminating under the guise of opposing discrimination."⁶
Microsoft's troubling history with religious groups
This isn't Microsoft's first rodeo with religious discrimination accusations.
Back in 2015, the company faced similar backlash when Christian ministries discovered Microsoft's nonprofit program excluded faith-based organizations that wouldn't hire LGBT employees.
Microsoft eventually added language claiming religious organizations "exempt from laws that prohibit such discrimination" would be protected.
But that protection appears to be nothing more than window dressing.
The company's current policy states organizations cannot participate if they "have a policy or mission of discrimination" based on various factors including sexual orientation and gender identity.⁷
Microsoft claims it takes "guidance from your country's exemptions for religious organizations" — but Christian groups are still getting denied left and right.
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Pregnancy resource centers that refuse to perform abortions are being excluded for not offering what Microsoft deems "full women's health services."
That's like telling Christians they have to violate their deeply held beliefs about the sanctity of life to qualify for software discounts.
Silicon Valley's war on Christians
This isn't Microsoft flying solo.
San Francisco tech company Asana pulled the exact same stunt earlier this year — denied Christian nonprofit Holy Sexuality their 50% discount because they teach biblical views on sexuality.⁸
Alliance Defending Freedom sued, and Asana folded like a cheap lawn chair within two months.⁹
Apple got caught too. The EEOC sued them in September after they fired a Jewish employee who asked for Sabbath accommodations.¹⁰
You see the pattern?
These Silicon Valley companies hide behind flowery "anti-discrimination" language while discriminating against the one group it's still acceptable to target — people who actually practice their faith.
They'll bend over backwards for every fashionable cause.
But ask them to treat a Christian school the same way they treat any other nonprofit? Suddenly the rules change.
Florida draws the line
Uthmeier isn't backing down.
He accused Microsoft of violating Florida's Civil Rights Act and engaging in "deceptive and unfair business practices" under state law.¹¹
The Attorney General's letter demands Microsoft either stop the discrimination and honor its own non-discrimination commitments, or publicly admit its "hostility to Christian non-profits and pro-life pregnancy resource centers."¹²
"In Florida, this sort of anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-consumer discrimination is intolerable," Uthmeier wrote.¹³
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He warned there would be "consequences" if Microsoft doesn't fix the problem, adding "the choice is yours, but the status quo is dishonest and illegal."¹⁴
Microsoft issued a weak response claiming it's "working to clear up any questions" and doesn't engage in religious discrimination.¹⁵
But actions speak louder than PR statements.
The documented pattern of Christian organizations getting denied discounts while Microsoft donates software to LGBT organizations tells you everything about the company's real priorities.
Microsoft became one of the first companies to add sexual orientation to its corporate nondiscrimination policy back in 1989.¹⁶
The company filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision.¹⁷
And they "donate software, services, and equipment to numerous LGBT civil rights and service organizations" while Christian schools and pregnancy centers get the cold shoulder.¹⁸
The stakes for religious freedom
This fight matters because it reveals how corporations weaponize "diversity and inclusion" policies against religious Americans.
Microsoft's policy sounds reasonable on paper — who could oppose not discriminating?
But the devil's in the details and the selective enforcement.
If a Christian school requires teachers to share their religious beliefs, Microsoft considers that discrimination.
If a pregnancy center refuses to perform abortions based on religious convictions about the sanctity of life, Microsoft claims they're not offering full services.
Yet synagogues can require rabbis be Jewish, and Islamic schools can require adherence to Muslim teachings, because the law properly protects religious organizations' right to maintain their identity and mission.
Microsoft's policy pretends to respect those legal protections while finding creative ways around them.
The company expects Christian organizations to certify they follow Microsoft's progressive ideology on sexuality and abortion as the price of admission to their discount program.
That's not inclusion — it's ideological coercion dressed up in corporate diversity language.
Florida is the first state to formally challenge this practice, but other Republican attorneys general should take notice.
Microsoft's behavior represents a test case for whether Big Tech can use market power to force religious organizations to choose between their beliefs and access to essential business tools.
The answer needs to be a resounding no.
¹ Leslie Bolden, "Florida AG Accuses Tech Giant Microsoft Of 'Anti-Christian' Discrimination In Nonprofit Program," Christian Post, November 5, 2025.
² Grace Bellinghausen, "Florida AG accuses Microsoft of discrimination against faith-based nonprofits," CBS12, November 4, 2025.
³ Ibid.
⁴ A.G. Gancarski, "James Uthmeier accuses Microsoft of 'anti-life and anti-Christian biases'," Florida Politics, November 4, 2025.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Grace Bellinghausen, "Florida AG accuses Microsoft of discrimination against faith-based nonprofits," CBS12, November 4, 2025.
⁷ "Nonprofits Grants & Credits Eligibility," Microsoft Nonprofits.
⁸ "Christian nonprofit sues tech company over religious discrimination," Alliance Defending Freedom, February 18, 2025.
⁹ "Tech company reverses policy after Christian group sues for religious discrimination," Fox News, April 16, 2025.
¹⁰ "EEOC Sues Apple for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation," U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, September 30, 2025.
¹¹ State of Florida, James Uthmeier Attorney General letter to Microsoft, November 4, 2025.
¹² A.G. Gancarski, "James Uthmeier accuses Microsoft of 'anti-life and anti-Christian biases'," Florida Politics, November 4, 2025.
¹³ Ibid.
¹⁴ Grace Bellinghausen, "Florida AG accuses Microsoft of discrimination against faith-based nonprofits," CBS12, November 4, 2025.
¹⁵ A.G. Gancarski, "Microsoft says it's 'working' to address concerns of FL AG office, denies 'religious discrimination' allegations from James Uthmeier," Florida Politics, November 4, 2025.
¹⁶ "Microsoft Snubs Faith-Based Charities That Do Not Hire LGBT," Instinct Magazine, March 17, 2019.
¹⁷ Ibid.
¹⁸ Ibid.
