This represents the first time a major university's DEI system has been legally classified as discriminatory at this scale, with the unprecedented $200M penalty marking it as systemic rather than isolated incidents. The specific inclusion of religious discrimination ($20M for antisemitism) sets legal precedent connecting DEI ideology to religious persecution.
Columbia's $200M DEI Settlement: False Worship System Exposed
📰 What Happened
The Trump administration reached a landmark settlement with Columbia University requiring the institution to pay $200M for discriminatory DEI practices. The agreement, announced July 24, 2025, includes $20M specifically addressing antisemitism following the Oct 2023 Hamas attack. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it 'a seismic shift' in holding institutions accountable. The settlement prohibits racial discrimination in hiring and admissions while mandating data transparency for compliance monitoring.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The $200M settlement exposes DEI as a modern false worship system within academia, fulfilling 2 Timothy 3:5's warning of those having 'a form of godliness but denying its power.' Columbia's required ideological compliance mirrors Revelation 13's false worship system, where institutional power enforces adherence. The $20M antisemitism component particularly aligns with Matthew 24:9's prediction of religious persecution disguised as social justice. DEI's elevation to institutional doctrine, requiring data monitoring for compliance, demonstrates how end-times deception can be systematized through seemingly benevolent administrative systems.