Beto, keep talking, will take tax exempt status from Black churches and islamic mosques...

[Bo Didleysquat]

His un-American promise to revoke religious tax exemption would also apply to Orthodox Jewish and Conservative Jewish synagogues. Beto has no chance, but the fact that no major Democrats are challenging him on this is scary.

Problem is, that's not at all what he said, is it now. What he said was, if you choose to discriminate, you will no longer get a free ride on society's dime, you will pay taxes to discriminate.

If that is "un-American", then fuck america.

You have a right to your religious views...as enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights......Murdock v Pennsylvania, a Supreme Court ruling stated you cannot tax the exercise of a Right......so it has already been decided...

Like abortion?

 

[2aguy]

His un-American promise to revoke religious tax exemption would also apply to Orthodox Jewish and Conservative Jewish synagogues. Beto has no chance, but the fact that no major Democrats are challenging him on this is scary.

Problem is, that's not at all what he said, is it now. What he said was, if you choose to discriminate, you will no longer get a free ride on society's dime, you will pay taxes to discriminate.

If that is "un-American", then fuck america.

You have a right to your religious views...as enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights......Murdock v Pennsylvania, a Supreme Court ruling stated you cannot tax the exercise of a Right......so it has already been decided...

Like abortion?

Abortion is murder. Killing another human is not a Right.

 

[Bo Didleysquat]

His un-American promise to revoke religious tax exemption would also apply to Orthodox Jewish and Conservative Jewish synagogues. Beto has no chance, but the fact that no major Democrats are challenging him on this is scary.

Problem is, that's not at all what he said, is it now. What he said was, if you choose to discriminate, you will no longer get a free ride on society's dime, you will pay taxes to discriminate.

If that is "un-American", then fuck america.

You have a right to your religious views...as enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights......Murdock v Pennsylvania, a Supreme Court ruling stated you cannot tax the exercise of a Right......so it has already been decided...

Like abortion?

Abortion is murder. Killing another human is not a Right.

But of course, a rationalization for everything. "It has been decided" = I agree.

 

[basquebromance]

the First Amendment prohibits government interference in religion. One reason churches are traditionally tax-exempt in the United States is that otherwise, tyrants would have cover to put pressure on out-of-favor churches through selective taxation, which is actually just what O'Rourke is proposing. The founders especially wanted to avoid an established church: either an official state-sanctioned hierarchy or an enforced doctrinal orthodoxy. O'Rourke wants to impose the latter using the tax code, discriminating against specific religions and religious sects based on their specific beliefs.

 

[basquebromance]

and what about all the thousands of independent churches? Would President Beto O'Rourke dispatch IRS agents to listen in on homilies? Or maybe his FBI would run sting operations, sending same-sex couples to ask for Pastor Todd's blessing and bringing down the hammer if Pastor Todd demurs.

 

[basquebromance]

Beto spit in the face of the First Amendment. Whether you support gay marriage or not (I certainly do) this amounts to a pernicious form of government viewpoint discrimination. O’Rourke wants to use the weight of the government to punish religious groups he disagrees with.

It’s bizarre, immoral, and shameful

 

[basquebromance]

For many of these organizations and churches, losing tax-exempt status would amount to a financial death sentence. There’s little doubt that if every church that followed biblical teachings on homosexuality lost tax-exempt status, thousands upon thousands of churches would likely have to shut their doors.

This includes many Catholic churches, and O’Rourke says he’s a Catholic!

 

[basquebromance]

Elizabeth Warren pans Beto O'Rourke's threat to nix religious tax exemption

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

How do we send money to Beto's campaign, cause this guy needs to keep talkin his talk......

Beto O'Rourke Admits He'll Take Tax Exempt Status Away From Mosques, Historically Black Colleges

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke admitted Sunday that his plan to remove tax exempt status from those religious institutions that don’t officially recognize same-sex marriage would apply to mosques, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and predominantly black churches.
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Sunday, O’Rourke begrudgingly admitted that he’d go after mosques and HBCUs, too, if they refused to see the error of their ways and embrace same sex marriage without question.

They're all on the same level. Absolute lunatics. Cant wait to see how they help trump tonite

 

[mikegriffith1]

I see that Mayor Pete is criticizing Beto's proposal to revoke the tax exemption for conservative religious groups. Good for him.

Can you imagine what would have happened if, say, in 2008, a Republican candidate had suggested that any church or religious group that supported gay marriage should lose its tax exemption?

 

[2aguy]

I see that Mayor Pete is criticizing Beto's proposal to revoke the tax exemption for conservative religious groups. Good for him.

Can you imagine what would have happened if, say, in 2008, a Republican candidate had suggested that any church or religious group that supported gay marriage should lose its tax exemption?

You know mayor pete believes the exact same thing as Beto...he is just smart enough to say it out loud......given a chance, every democrat on that stage tonight would vote to pull the tax exempt status on all churches and other religious institutions....

 

[Blues Man]

How do we send money to Beto's campaign, cause this guy needs to keep talkin his talk......

Beto O'Rourke Admits He'll Take Tax Exempt Status Away From Mosques, Historically Black Colleges

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke admitted Sunday that his plan to remove tax exempt status from those religious institutions that don’t officially recognize same-sex marriage would apply to mosques, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and predominantly black churches.
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Sunday, O’Rourke begrudgingly admitted that he’d go after mosques and HBCUs, too, if they refused to see the error of their ways and embrace same sex marriage without question.

Tax exempt status should be removed from all "religious" institutions already, then we do the same for the aristocracy such as Bezos and the Walton family, moving on to dismantle the corporate welfare paradigm.

Sorry.....taxes on the exercise of a Right are unConstitutional. See Murdock v Pennsylvania...

Taxing a church is not the same as taxing the practice of religion.

You don't need to go to a church, a temple or a mosque to practice any religion

 

[basquebromance]

when you are providing services in the public sphere, say, higher education, or healthcare, or adoption services, and you discriminate or deny equal treatment under the law based on someone's skin color or ethnicity or gender or sexual orientation, then we have a problem

Religious belief is fine as long as you don’t actually live your life according to it.

 

[basquebromance]

from the morning joe transcript;

“What’s the next step for the federal government there?” Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough asked, suggesting a “rancher in Texas” as an example of someone who refuses to comply with O’Rourke’s confiscation plan.

“I think just as in any law that is not followed or flagrantly abused there have to be consequences or else there is no respect for the law,” O’Rourke responded. “So, in that case, I think there would be a visit by law enforcement to recover that firearm and make sure that it is purchased, bought back, so that it cannot be potentially used against somebody else [emphasis added].”

Beto added: "With any law in this country, there are a few people who may not comply, but the overwhelming majority of Americans do voluntarily comply with our laws, even when they don't like them, and we have every reason to expect that Americans would do the same with a buyback program"