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There's already legal precedence for this.
Churches that preach racism do not get a tax exemption. For instance, Richard Hale's "World Church of the Creator" does not get a tax exemption for their views that God opposes race mixing.
So once you've established that sexual orientation is indeed a protected status under the law, churches that discriminate should lose their tax exemption
Churches aren't businesses dummy.
Beto........he will go after the tax exempt status of any church that refuses to do gay weddings....
The democrats hate the Constitution and freedom...the 1st and 2nd Amendments will not exist if the democrat get total power....
Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage
Barack Obama's IRS may have targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but Obama never pledged to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that disagreed with his position on an issue.
Yet on Thursday, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said he would strip tax-exempt status from any religious organization that supports traditional marriage, defined as one man and one woman. In fact, his position essentially amounts to a government preference for pro-gay marriage religious bodies that likely violates the Establishment Clause.
CNN's Don Lemon quoted O'Rourke's policy on LGBT issues, which states: "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right but it should not be used to discriminate."
"Do you think religious institutions — like colleges, churches, charities — should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?" Lemon asked.
"Yes," O'Rourke replied — to loud applause from the audience.
There's already legal precedence for this.
Churches that preach racism do not get a tax exemption. For instance, Richard Hale's "World Church of the Creator" does not get a tax exemption for their views that God opposes race mixing.
So once you've established that sexual orientation is indeed a protected status under the law, churches that discriminate should lose their tax exemption.
Me. Personally, I think all churches should lose their tax exemption and be subject to taxes, just like the rest of us. Would be nice to see all these pastors driving around in luxury cars and living in mansions with air conditioned dog houses get the kind of scrutiny regular folks get.
This kind of falls into the "God didn't change his mind, so we did" category. In 50 years, all the churches will be denying they had anything to do with the homophobia, and they'll say, "Well, that was the OLD Testament" when asked about homophobia, just like they do now when anyone asks them about slavery and witch-burning.
I would love to know if Beto would go after Imams in mosques too, since they oppose gay marriage as well?
Or does this only apply to white evangelical Christians.
Sounds fair to me. Islamophobic Twat always finding a way to hate on Muslims. She thinks there are Muslims hiding in her closet, waiting to get her... big, swarthy Islamic men with scimitars.... but enough about her fantasies.
Islam opposes gay marriage, you cretin. Would they be losing their tax exempt status too, or do you just have the white evangelicals?
Yes there are Churches that have been run in a corrupt way, and are run by corrupt infiltratrators, but those people are investigated, busted, and the preservation of our most treasured time honored traditions remain intact. Corruption isn't bound by any labels or specific institution's, and so it is that corruption can be found in anything, anywhere, and at anytime.How duped you are.Churches aren't businesses dummy.You liar. That was not sarcasm. You're not fooling me or anyone
Oh, I am having lots of laughs at your expense... you just don't get it.
Government has NO PLACE in the churches. There is a reason they have tax exempt status. Churches need to challenge where the state thinks they have power. They dont. Government will lose
Not really the issue here. The question is, should the laws that apply to the rest of us apply to churches.
For instance, if I were to start a Temple of Quetzalcoatl and we did Virgin Sacrifices every new moon, you are damned straight that they'd arrest me for murder.
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So, yeah, if we have a law that says your business can't discriminate against people on the basis of race or sexual orientation ... that should apply to the Churches.
Do they turn political or are they being dragged into the arena against their will ?? If being dragged into the arena against their will, then should they just capitulate and give up ?? Not very American of them wouldn't you say if they did ??Beto........he will go after the tax exempt status of any church that refuses to do gay weddings....
The democrats hate the Constitution and freedom...the 1st and 2nd Amendments will not exist if the democrat get total power....
Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage
Barack Obama's IRS may have targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but Obama never pledged to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that disagreed with his position on an issue.
Yet on Thursday, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said he would strip tax-exempt status from any religious organization that supports traditional marriage, defined as one man and one woman. In fact, his position essentially amounts to a government preference for pro-gay marriage religious bodies that likely violates the Establishment Clause.
CNN's Don Lemon quoted O'Rourke's policy on LGBT issues, which states: "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right but it should not be used to discriminate."
"Do you think religious institutions — like colleges, churches, charities — should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?" Lemon asked.
"Yes," O'Rourke replied — to loud applause from the audience.
Churches lose their tax exempt status when they turn political.
Again, the left lied. They told people that the only reason they wanted gay marriage as law was so they could marry the people they loved......
The truth....it was all a scam to give them a hammer to attack the religious groups they hate...
Do they turn political or are they being dragged into the arena against their will ?? If being dragged into the arena against their will, then should they just capitulate and give up ?? Not very American of them wouldn't you say if they did ??
Why not just outlaw churches altogether are you spineless motherfucker? LOLBeto........he will go after the tax exempt status of any church that refuses to do gay weddings....
The democrats hate the Constitution and freedom...the 1st and 2nd Amendments will not exist if the democrat get total power....
Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage
Barack Obama's IRS may have targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but Obama never pledged to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that disagreed with his position on an issue.
Yet on Thursday, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said he would strip tax-exempt status from any religious organization that supports traditional marriage, defined as one man and one woman. In fact, his position essentially amounts to a government preference for pro-gay marriage religious bodies that likely violates the Establishment Clause.
CNN's Don Lemon quoted O'Rourke's policy on LGBT issues, which states: "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right but it should not be used to discriminate."
"Do you think religious institutions — like colleges, churches, charities — should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?" Lemon asked.
"Yes," O'Rourke replied — to loud applause from the audience.
There's already legal precedence for this.
Churches that preach racism do not get a tax exemption. For instance, Richard Hale's "World Church of the Creator" does not get a tax exemption for their views that God opposes race mixing.
So once you've established that sexual orientation is indeed a protected status under the law, churches that discriminate should lose their tax exemption.
Me. Personally, I think all churches should lose their tax exemption and be subject to taxes, just like the rest of us. Would be nice to see all these pastors driving around in luxury cars and living in mansions with air conditioned dog houses get the kind of scrutiny regular folks get.
This kind of falls into the "God didn't change his mind, so we did" category. In 50 years, all the churches will be denying they had anything to do with the homophobia, and they'll say, "Well, that was the OLD Testament" when asked about homophobia, just like they do now when anyone asks them about slavery and witch-burning.
I would love to know if Beto would go after Imams in mosques too, since they oppose gay marriage as well?
Or does this only apply to white evangelical Christians.
Sounds fair to me. Islamophobic Twat always finding a way to hate on Muslims. She thinks there are Muslims hiding in her closet, waiting to get her... big, swarthy Islamic men with scimitars.... but enough about her fantasies.
LolAgain, the left lied. They told people that the only reason they wanted gay marriage as law was so they could marry the people they loved......
The truth....it was all a scam to give them a hammer to attack the religious groups they hate...
Yawn, Dick Tiny. Churches have to obey the law just like the rest of us.
You do realize when Muslims control a country, Anyone in that country that does not worship Mohamed will be killed immediately. The trauma of buildings they behead them hang them or just shoot them/blow them up.You're too stupid to think outside the boxes they put you in
And you're a total jerk on top of it
I'm not the one falling for their little games... that would be you.
Here's the thing. People being Gay has no effect on your life. Not really.
People practicing Islam has no effect on your life.
I interact with gays and Muslims all day, but at the end of the day, I don't have to do gay sex or pray towards Mecca. They can't make me.
On the other hand, thanks to the way that the one percent has used these fears to get stupid people like you to vote against your own economic interests, that does have an effect on my life. Rather than enjoying a nice, lifetime protected union job like my Dad had, we all have to deal with at-will employment with no rights at work.
Joe, you're just a run of the mill idiot bigot who thinks he has a special dispensation for his bigotry
You don't
You're just a bigot and it makes you a jerk
Naw, just because I have contempt for Political Chick's self-loathing, hardly makes me a bigot. Maybe a jerk, but I tried being polite to her and usually get her rambling, number-pointed crazy like she didn't even process what was being said. (but she does that to everyone.)
Hey, I noticed you duck and ran when I pointed out that some self-loathing Asians get their eyes rounded, and asked you how that was any different than a tranny getting his/her dick cut off.
You’re confused, the Catholic Church has nothing to do with Christianity… The pope means nothing to Christians. LOLRemember this? The war criminal W wanted to amend the Constitution forbidding gay marriage. Yet, lesbian Ellen calls him a friend. LOL.
Goes to show the upper class elites are all in a big club, happily supporting each other no matter what.
Naw, I think it just shows that we live in a celebrity society.
I have lots of friends who are conservatives. I even have family members who support Trump. I don't disown them because I don't like their views... that would be dumb.
I'm an atheist, most of my family are still devout Catholics.
True, there's probably an unwritten "Don't discuss Religion or Politics with Uncle Joe" rule which keeps the peace.
Now, nobody ever believed W was going to amend the constitution. This was just another case of how they keep dumb working class Christians voting against their own economic interests.
LolOkay then take up Joe's position.
Do it.
White evangelical churches lose tax exempt status because no gay marriages...
but mosques do not.
Go
Wasn't my position, but okay.
Here's the thing. Mosques aren't big money making operations like the Evangelical scams are. They probably aren't even making any money to tax to start with.
On the other hand, the big mega-Churches, the last thing they want to see at their door is an IRS Auditor...
LolSo what. You make one tax exempt for gay marriage ban and not the other, it would shoot up to the SC so fast your head would spin.
But I'm glad that here you're not even making the pretense of objectivity
Because some Christians hurts your feelers.
Naw, because Christians are assholes. Hey, frankly, I'd LOVE to turn the Catholic Church upside down and find out how much they paid out to hide all their kiddy-diddling priests.
But one more time, never said that Muslims should get a tax exemption if they continue to support homophobia.
They just wouldn't be all that bothered by it.
Ohhh noooo.... Obama and the left were actively trying to force religious institution's into covering contraception and abortion procedures in their insurance plans excetera, excetera, excetera and so on and so forth.Do they turn political or are they being dragged into the arena against their will ?? If being dragged into the arena against their will, then should they just capitulate and give up ?? Not very American of them wouldn't you say if they did ??
Who is dragging them in? The problem with the politically active churches is that they just don't want to tell their followers how to live, they want to impose their views on the rest of us regarding abortion or gay marriage.
LolYou liar. That was not sarcasm. You're not fooling me or anyone
Oh, I am having lots of laughs at your expense... you just don't get it.
Government has NO PLACE in the churches. There is a reason they have tax exempt status. Churches need to challenge where the state thinks they have power. They dont. Government will lose
Not really the issue here. The question is, should the laws that apply to the rest of us apply to churches.
For instance, if I were to start a Temple of Quetzalcoatl and we did Virgin Sacrifices every new moon, you are damned straight that they'd arrest me for murder.
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So, yeah, if we have a law that says your business can't discriminate against people on the basis of race or sexual orientation ... that should apply to the Churches.
Like paying taxes makes anyone legit… LOLBeto........he will go after the tax exempt status of any church that refuses to do gay weddings....
The democrats hate the Constitution and freedom...the 1st and 2nd Amendments will not exist if the democrat get total power....
Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage
Barack Obama's IRS may have targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but Obama never pledged to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that disagreed with his position on an issue.
Yet on Thursday, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said he would strip tax-exempt status from any religious organization that supports traditional marriage, defined as one man and one woman. In fact, his position essentially amounts to a government preference for pro-gay marriage religious bodies that likely violates the Establishment Clause.
CNN's Don Lemon quoted O'Rourke's policy on LGBT issues, which states: "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right but it should not be used to discriminate."
"Do you think religious institutions — like colleges, churches, charities — should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?" Lemon asked.
"Yes," O'Rourke replied — to loud applause from the audience.
Churches lose their tax exempt status when they turn political.
Actually it’s the opposite… But you’re too stupid to figure that out. LOLChurches aren't businesses dummy.
Sure they are.. They are in the "Salvation" business. They sell this product called "Salvation", which is great to treat people's natural fear of death.
It's kind of a placebo, of course.
Beto........he will go after the tax exempt status of any church that refuses to do gay weddings....
The democrats hate the Constitution and freedom...the 1st and 2nd Amendments will not exist if the democrat get total power....
Beto Vows to Strip Tax-Exempt Status From Churches That Oppose Gay Marriage
Barack Obama's IRS may have targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but Obama never pledged to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that disagreed with his position on an issue.
Yet on Thursday, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said he would strip tax-exempt status from any religious organization that supports traditional marriage, defined as one man and one woman. In fact, his position essentially amounts to a government preference for pro-gay marriage religious bodies that likely violates the Establishment Clause.
CNN's Don Lemon quoted O'Rourke's policy on LGBT issues, which states: "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right but it should not be used to discriminate."
"Do you think religious institutions — like colleges, churches, charities — should they lose their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage?" Lemon asked.
"Yes," O'Rourke replied — to loud applause from the audience.
There's already legal precedence for this.
Churches that preach racism do not get a tax exemption. For instance, Richard Hale's "World Church of the Creator" does not get a tax exemption for their views that God opposes race mixing.
So once you've established that sexual orientation is indeed a protected status under the law, churches that discriminate should lose their tax exemption.
Me. Personally, I think all churches should lose their tax exemption and be subject to taxes, just like the rest of us. Would be nice to see all these pastors driving around in luxury cars and living in mansions with air conditioned dog houses get the kind of scrutiny regular folks get.
This kind of falls into the "God didn't change his mind, so we did" category. In 50 years, all the churches will be denying they had anything to do with the homophobia, and they'll say, "Well, that was the OLD Testament" when asked about homophobia, just like they do now when anyone asks them about slavery and witch-burning.
I would love to know if Beto would go after Imams in mosques too, since they oppose gay marriage as well?
Or does this only apply to white evangelical Christians.
Sounds fair to me. Islamophobic Twat always finding a way to hate on Muslims. She thinks there are Muslims hiding in her closet, waiting to get her... big, swarthy Islamic men with scimitars.... but enough about her fantasies.
You seem to have a obsession with cock, are you trying to come out of the closet?Again, the left lied. They told people that the only reason they wanted gay marriage as law was so they could marry the people they loved......
The truth....it was all a scam to give them a hammer to attack the religious groups they hate...
Yawn, Dick Tiny. Churches have to obey the law just like the rest of us.
