Some conservative Christian groups said they were among those targeted by the IRS, amid the growing controversy over reports the agency discriminated against politically conservative groups. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, said his relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association were both audited after the association sponsored newspaper ads opposing gay marriage. Graham called the IRS action morally wrong and unethical. But the groups did not lose their tax-exempt status. The founder of Focus of the Family, James Dobson, said he also faced discrimination when he sought tax-exempt status for a new ministry. His request was also eventually granted.