Posted on 10/10/2019 8:35:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Beto to Obama: Hold my beer.
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 as defined by 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.
With just one word, Beto O'Rourke announced he would target every single religious institution that upholds the traditional definition of marriage. That's not just the traditional definition in Christianity, but also in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and so many other religions across time and space.
Naturally, the Democrat went on to support his extreme position.
"There can be no reward, no benefit, no tax break, for anyone, any institution, any organization in America that denies the full human rights and the full civil rights of every single one of us," O'Rourke said. "And so, as president, we are going to make that a priority. And we are going to stop those who are infringing upon the human rights of our fellow Americans."
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He’s running for AOC’s VP (when she turns 35 and runs).
Government is not the arbiter of morality for the church.
Didn’t I see somewhere that this blue-eyed, red-headed, New Ebgland-born Irish Catholic fake Tejano didn’t make the cut for he next round of Commie debates? I fully expect he’ll now have plenty of time to make vanity videos showing the world how he takes a dump on the toilet and his wiping technique.
It sounds like Frito is getting ready to “come out”. What a guy...or gal!
What did you want from the ‘Braindead B@$tard’ Beto. Especially since he (along with every other DEMON RAT SPAWN) only wants people to worship the government as their ‘god’!!
How ‘bout we strip tax-exempt status from every black church that supports hate-whitey?
Leftists don't care what you do as long as it's mandatory. (Hat tip Chris Plante)
Telling churches what they can preach? Call him Beijing Beto!
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Nice ring to it!
>>Gained 2 voters, lost 5.
Bringing his total support to 11 voters.
what a punk!!
Churches that invite people like pickles the ultra-dem get a pass.
Just because he'd blow you for your vote doesn't mean he's gay...
PCUSA is safe.
Never heard anything so ignorant in all my years.
Beto also wants to do the same thing to those people who engage in their own 2nd Amendment freedoms under the Constitution with the right to bear arms with out infringement from dorks like Beto.
Beto is against the US Constitution Bill of Rights but he wants to be president?
He needs to back to high school to see if he can even win president of his sophomore class because he's in over his head.
Beto is way out of his league. Not ready for prime time. Go eat some more dirt.
We have seen this coming for at least twenty years now - any church refusing to abandon marriage for anything-qualifies-as-marriage, not only must lose their tax-exempt status, but be outlawed - prevented from meeting publicly. Real Christianity has already been re-defined as hate speech - the laws must follow.
The only thing Biden’s believes in is it’s ‘his turn’... AND that the DC norms of spreading the wealth around to loser kids, family and friends is the best way to feather his own nest.
Clearly violates the First Amendment prohibition on establishment of religion.
The mosques are not going to like that.
:)
Beijing Beto, bringer of bad karma.
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